planetary-graphql

This is a graphql server that is designed to complement a room-server. When properly configured it will provide a GraphQL API allowing you to query:

• details about the room (name, notices)
• membership of the room
• posts made by room members

The data provided by this API conforms to the [ssb-public-web-hosting-spec]

Run locally (Development)

npm install
npm run dev

Deploy

Digitial Ocean setup

1. spin up a droplet, adding SSH keys
2. assign a "reserved IP address" (static address)
3. ssh into the droplet, e.g.

   ssh [email protected]

4. install node
   • install nvm
   • nvm install 16
     • (you may need to log out and in for nvm to be registered)
5. install planetary-graphql

   git clone https://github.com/planetary-social/planetary-graphql.git
   cd planetary-graphql
   npm i

6. set up environment variables

   cp .env.template .env

   • you will need to edit this file to make sure the details are correct`
     • these environment variables are required for room related API:
       • ROOM_KEY - ssb id of the room
       • ROOM_HOST - the hostname of the room
       • ROOM_URL - the URL the room is being served at. This should be an absolute URL. E.g. https://localhost:3000 or https://civic.love
       • MAGIC_TOKEN - the token used to bypass invites for the go-ssb-room server
7. install pm2 (process manager)

   npm install pm2 -g
   pm2 startup

8. start the process!

   npm start

9. check the server is live using your browser
   • visit e.g. http://157.230.72.191:4000/graphql (assume default PORT)

Other useful commands:

npm run stop          // close the pm2 process does
pm2 restart graphql   // restart the graphql process
pm2 monit             // detailed monitoring for pm2 processes

Pair with a Room Server

You will need to add this peer as a member of the room (so that it can poll the room for updates).

1. open the secret file at DB_PATH/secret (default: ./db/secret)
2. copy the id from this file
3. in the room-server, add this id as a member

Health checks

If using pm2, you can run pm2 list to see the cpu/mem/uptime of your server.

Checking disk usage in the planetary-graphql folder: bash du -h db/db2 ls -lh db/db2/log.bipf

Update

cd planetary-graph
git pull origin master
npm install
pm2 restart all

ssb-public-web-hosting-spec: https://github.com/ssbc/ssb-public-web-hosting-spec