Node.js application for handling Live Event Coverages with Express.js and Socket.IO. Create your own Liveblog/Ticker within seconds and stream new posts to your clients using realtime Web Sockets.
Just clone the GitHub repository and install all needed dependencies using npm
git clone https://github.com/semu/liveblog.js.git
cd liveblog.js
npm installliveblog.js stores all posts as single files within the posts folder, no database is needed for storage.
Use a custom port for each HTTP and Web Socket. This may be useful when using liveblog.js with nginx…
PORT=8080 PORT_SOCKET=8090 node app.jsUse the same custom port for HTTP and WebSocket (most common usage)
PORT=8080 node app.jsUse default/fallback port 3000 for HTTP and WebSocket
node appUsers are stored in the users file, just append your user details with
echo NAME:`echo -n "PASS" | md5` >> usersFor example a user semu and password lorem123 is added to the user accounts using
echo semu:`echo -n "lorem123" | md5` >> usersRemember to restart liveblog.js after adding users!
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