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 Repo for my personal website.
 
-# install ubuntu server 18.04
-# https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-install-ubuntu-server#0
-# update
-sudo apt update
-sudo apt upgrade
-
-# install docker and docker-compose
-# https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-use-docker-on-ubuntu-18-04
-# https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-docker-compose-on-ubuntu-18-04
-
-# enable ufw and set rules
-sudo ufw allow 22/tcp
-sudo ufw allow 80/tcp
-sudo ufw allow 443/tcp
-sudo ufw enable
+If you have the keys to my castle, you should be able to archive the entire top level folder, move everything to another server and just deploy with:
+docker-compose up -d
 
-# make unboundedpress directory
-mkdir unboundedpress
-cd unboundedpress
+But that is being pretty optimistic.
 
-# pull git repo
+In the docker-compose.yml file, there are detailed notes of non-automatic steps that need to be taken, especially for deploying from scratch.
 
-# change dir name (the git repo is unboundedpress but make it www)
-mv ~/unboundedpress/unboundedpress ~/unboundedpress/www
+Here are some useful tips.
 
-# put in sensitive data in all the *.template files and 
-# install everything
-docker-compose up -d
+The current server is running on ubuntu server 22.04/
 
-# NEXTCLOUD
-# update nextcloud since the dbs were initialized to handle 4-byte characters
-docker exec -it mariadb mysql -u root -p
-use nextcloud;
-set global innodb_file_format=Barracuda;
-set global innodb_large_prefix=on;
-ALTER DATABASE nextcloud CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci;
-exit
-docker-compose exec --user www-data nextcloud php occ config:system:set mysql.utf8mb4 --type boolean --value="true"
-docker-compose exec --user www-data nextcloud php occ maintenance:repair
+# Running on docker. Here are some install tips.
+# https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-use-docker-on-ubuntu-22-04
+# https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-docker-compose-on-ubuntu-22-04
 
-# GITEA
-# install gitea through the web-interface and create and fill in Administrator Account Settings
-# this might make nginx time out, but that should be ok. It is still running scripts server side
-# set ROOT_URL in gitea/gitea/app.ini and restart container
-ROOT_URL = https://gitea.unboundedpress.org
-#  migrate repose from github
+# There are two .env files that are the same and go at the top level folder and again in portfolio/src. Templates are provided.
 
-# UNBOUNDEDPRESS
-# example of restoring the mongodb
-# move database backup to unboundedpress/mongodb_backup
-docker exec -it mongo bash
-mongorestore --host localhost --port 27017 -d unboundedpress -u username -p password --authenticationDatabase admin /backup/db_dump_2019_07_12/unboundedpress
-# here is an example of a file upload:
-curl -v -u user:pass -X POST -F 'properties={"filename":"filename"}' -F "file=@filepath_here" https://restheart.unboundedpress.org/unboundedpress/scores.files
-# TODO: example of mongodb dump
-mongodump --host localhost --port 27017 -d unboundedpress -o /backup/db_dump_2020_03_30 -u username -p password --authenticationDatabase admin
-# TODO: examples of the nextcloud and gitea dump and restore
-# TODO: maybe try to add some kind of caching
-# TODO: consider making mongodb a replica set
-# TODO: example of restheart file upload
+# Here are a list of the service
+# Main components
+porfolio - node server and frontend for my porfilio that uses mongo backend
+mongo - houses the data of my portfolio
+restheart - api to feed data from mongo to portfolio (though there are some end points built into the node app)
+gitea - my code repository
+mysql-gitea - databse for gitea
+nginx-proxy - reverse proxy for everything
+acme-companion - lets encrypt certificate manager
 
-# SERVER MAINTANENCE
-# update dynamic dns script and make cron (currently in /etc/cron.hourly/update_dns
-#!/bin/bash
+# Extra components
+nextcloud
+mysql-nextcloud
 
-curl "https://api.1984.is/1.0/freedns/?apikey={{{KEY}}}&domain=unboundedpress.org&ip="
-curl "https://api.1984.is/1.0/freedns/?apikey={{{KEY}}}&domain=www.unboundedpress.org&ip="
-curl "https://api.1984.is/1.0/freedns/?apikey={{{KEY}}}&domain=restheart.unboundedpress.org&ip="
-curl "https://api.1984.is/1.0/freedns/?apikey={{{KEY}}}&domain=gitea.unboundedpress.org&ip="
-curl "https://api.1984.is/1.0/freedns/?apikey={{{KEY}}}&domain=nextcloud.unboundedpress.org&ip="
-curl "https://api.1984.is/1.0/freedns/?apikey={{{KEY}}}&domain=dev.unboundedpress.org&ip="
-<<<<<<< HEAD
-curl "https://api.1984.is/1.0/freedns/?apikey={{{KEY}}}&domain=express.unboundedpress.org&ip="
-# Backups are done using rsnapshot (currently in /etc/cron.weekly/backup.sh)
-=======
-# Backups are done using rsnapshot (currently in /etc/cron.weekly/backup)
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+# Here are some useful tips for mongo
+# dump and restore example:
+mongodump --host localhost --port 27017 -d unboundedpress -o /backup/db_dump_2023_04_07 -u username -p password --authenticationDatabase admin
+mongorestore --host localhost --port 27017 -d portfolio -u username -p password --authenticationDatabase admin /db_backups/db_dump_2023_04_07/unboundedpress
+# here is an example of a file upload through restheart:
+curl -v -u user:pass -X POST -F 'properties={"filename":"filename"}' -F "file=@filepath_here" https://unboundedpress.org/api/scores.files