Avalon

Another site for Avalon players

I. Run on local

$ meteor npm install
$ CLOUDINARY_KEY=ApiKey CLOUDINARY_SECRET=ApiSecret meteor --settings ./settings.json

II. Deploy to Microsoft Azure Web app for Linux users

1. Prerequisite

• Update project to latest release v1.4.1.1

  $ meteor update
  

• Find the node version which will be used

  $ meteor node -v
  

  v4.5.0

• Install proper node version by using nvm

  $ curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.31.4/install.sh | bash
  $ nvm install 4.5.0
  $ node -v; npm -v                     # Verify version
  

  v4.5.0

  2.15.9

2. Convert app into nodejs format and set configuration

• Install demeteorizer

  $ sudo npm install -g demeteorizer
  

• Convert to windows OS architecture

  $ demeteorizer -o ../Azure/avalon -a os.windows.x86_32
      # -o, --output <path>             Output folder for converted application
      # -a, --architecture <arch>       Build architecture to be generated
  

• Navigate to demeteorized app folder and install all the required nodejs modules

  $ cd ../Azure/avalon
  $ cd bundle/programs/server
  $ npm install
  

3. Move app to Azure

On Azure Web app

• General settings
  • Enable Web sockets
• Add App settings
  • WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION: 4.4.7 (node version 4.5.0 is not available on Azure App service, find at Advanced Tools (Kudu Services) -> Runtime versions, Example: https://site-name.scm.azurewebsites.net/api/diagnostics/runtime)
  • ROOT_URL: AppRootUrl (Example: http://site-name.azurewebsites.net/)
  • MONGO_URL: MongoDbUrl (Example: mongodb://user:password@dsxxxxxx.mlab.com:yyyyy/db-name)

On local demeteorized project

• Create web.config file

  $ cd ../../                 # Back to 'bundle' folder from 'bundle/programs/server' folder
  $ touch web.config
  

  and insert this link content to that config file.

• Commit project to Web app git url

  $ git init
  $ git add -A
  $ git commit -m "Initial commit."
  $ git remote add azure WebAppGitUrl
      # Example: https://user@site-name.scm.azurewebsites.net:xxx/site-name.git
  $ git push azure master
  

4. Store image using cloudinary

On Azure Web app

• Add extra App settings for cloudinary config
  • CLOUDINARY_KEY: ApiKey
  • CLOUDINARY_SECRET: ApiSecret
  • METEOR_SETTINGS:

    {"public":{"cloudinary":{"name":"CloudName"}}}

On local repository

• Add package lepozepo:cloudinary

  $ meteor add lepozepo:cloudinary
  

• Demeteorize then push to remote Azure repository

III. Todos

• Remove 'restart' button
• Remove fixtures
• Clear message text input after sending
• Change route: /groups/:id -> /groups/:name, /users/:id -> /users/:username
• Group name: format validation and unique
• Lobby: add messages content
• Show result when approve/vote finished (Notification)
• Separate events
• pub/sub issue
• Update Meteor