This is a simple Node.js webapp that makes use
of octane-node.
Imagine you are a fledgling cloud-computing company ("Antler DB") selling servers and other cloud resources, changing your customers for the following:
- Storage ($2/gb/month)
- Bandwidth ($5/gb/month)
- Machines ($10/machine/month)
You want to allow your customers to self-service the number of resources available in their account, and charge them at the end of each month based on what they've used.
Octane can help with that!
Upon startup, the server will ensure that you have various
Octane meters setup (storage, bandwidth, and machines), and
an Octane price plan called antlerdb. If they do not
already exist, they will be created for you.
When a user first visits the site, a random customer name will be generated for them. This will also add an associated Octane customer, and subscribe them to the price plan.
When the user clicks one of the "Add" or "Remove" buttons in the browser next to one of the resources, this will send a measurement to the Octane API for the associated meter, with a value based on the number provided in the input box.
Install the necessary dependencies:
npm install
Export your Octane API key:
export OCTANE_API_KEY="<api_key_here>"
Run the server (source: server.js):
npm start
The app will be available at http://localhost:3000/
The following environment variables can be overridden to modify server settings, change resource rates, etc:
export APP_PORT=3000
export APP_BIND=127.0.0.1
export OCTANE_REDIRECT_URL=https://cloud.getoctane.io
export OCTANE_PRICE_PLAN_NAME=antlerdb
export OCTANE_METER_NAME_STORAGE=storage
export OCTANE_METER_NAME_BANDWIDTH=bandwidth
export OCTANE_METER_NAME_MACHINES=machines
export OCTANE_METER_RATE_STORAGE=2
export OCTANE_METER_RATE_BANDWIDTH=5
export OCTANE_METER_RATE_MACHINES=10