M4M Web App

Running the app

At first clone the repository:

$ git clone git@github.com:m4mController/frontend.git && cd frontend

Set environment variables

• SERVER. Ignored with npm run build! Default: backend. Possible values:
  • backend: frontend will be targeted to the real backend (meter4.me).
  • proxy: local proxy server to the backend will be started. Good for local deploying.
  • mock: local mock server will be started. Good for deploying without internet access.
• MODE. Default: default. Possible values:
  • default: frontend for meter4.me will be build.
  • lite: frontend for controller will be build.
• BACKEND_API. Backend

Now you can build and run the app, there are several ways to do it:

Using docker

1. Build the docker image:

$ docker build -t m4m-frontend .

2. Run a container (replace <PORT> with port you want to listen):

$ docker run -p <PORT>:80 m4m-frontend

Open http://localhost:<PORT> in the browser.

Using npm & node.js

1. It requires Node.js with npm. Install them.

2. Install dependencies:

$ npm install

3. Run the server (replace <PORT> with port you want to listen):

$ PORT=<PORT> npm start

And open http://localhost:<PORT> in the browser.

Using a server

1. It requires Node.js with npm. Install them.

2. Install dependencies:

$ npm install

3. Generate bundle:

$ npm run build

Generated files are located in dist/ directory. For it to work properly, you should use them and public/ as static files on your server. Do it manually, or do the following to run with nginx:

4. Install nginx.

5. Copy generated files:

cp -R dist/. /usr/html/

6. Copy static files:

cp -R public/. /usr/html/

6. Copy nginx config:

cp nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

7. Restart nginx:

sudo service nginx restart

Open http://localhost in the browser