EricGram

EricGram is a React + Vite frontend backed by a C++ HTTP server. This repo is configured to deploy as a single Dockerized web service so the app can be reached from one public URL.

Local development

Backend:

cmake -S . -B build
cmake --build build
./build/my_app

Frontend:

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

Public deployment

This repo includes:

• Dockerfile for a production build
• render.yaml for one-click Render setup
• backend static-file serving from frontend/dist so frontend and API share one origin in production

Render

1. Push this repo to GitHub.
2. In Render, create a new Blueprint or Web Service from the repo.
3. Render will detect render.yaml and the included Dockerfile.
4. After the deploy finishes, Render will assign a public URL such as: https://ericgram.onrender.com

Recommended production env vars:

• FRONTEND_BASE_URL=https://<your-render-domain>
• IG_TOKEN_ENC_KEY is generated automatically by render.yaml

Optional Instagram sync env vars:

• IG_APP_ID
• IG_APP_SECRET
• IG_REDIRECT_URI
• IG_SCOPE
• IG_GRAPH_VERSION

Important limitation

The backend is in-memory. Uploaded posts, messages, and other runtime-created data do not survive server restarts unless you explicitly seed them again.