Deployment - Dedicated server & Domain name for the Road Base project

[jodiDL]

For the roadbase project deployment we would like a dedicated server and domain name.

Server: Since we are unable to use the digital ocean App Platform due to the complexity of our application, a basic Ubuntu droplet (5USD/month) would be the best way to go.

Domain name: If possible: roadbase.osoc.be for the frontend. roadbase-api.osoc.be for the API.

[jbelien]

Since we are unable to use the digital ocean App Platform due to the complexity of our application

Could you please investigate "Dockerization" of your API ?

roadbase.osoc.be for the frontend.

What technology is used for your frontend ? Can it be statically built ?

[jbelien]

Sub domain names are of course not an issue.

[jodiDL]

Since we are unable to use the digital ocean App Platform due to the complexity of our application

Could you please investigate "Dockerization" of your API ?

roadbase.osoc.be for the frontend.

What technology is used for your frontend ? Can it be statically built ?

All of our services are indeed dockerized, but if I understand correctly the App Platform is used for the deployment of 1 docker image, while we have multiple containers (probably even a few more to come) to deploy using docker compose..

I do think the frontend in Ember can be statically build, but since we need multiple containers anyway I think it would make more sense to deploy everything on a droplet using Nginx.

We would also need to load the SPARQL data from an lblod repo on deployment, which I don't think is possible using the app platform :)

[jbelien]

All of our services are indeed dockerized, but if I understand correctly the App Platform is used for the deployment of 1 docker image, while we have multiple containers (probably even a few more to come) to deploy using docker compose..

Digital Ocean App Platform can deploy several Dockerfiles, that part is not an issue.

I do think the frontend in Ember can be statically build, but since we need multiple containers anyway I think it would make more sense to deploy everything on a droplet using Nginx.

If you have a Dockerfile for the frontent that should work.

We would also need to load the SPARQL data from an lblod repo on deployment, which I don't think is possible using the app platform :)

You can put that process in your Dockerfile.

So, I'll reiterate my request : could you please investigate creating Dockerfiles for your components ?

[jodiDL]

We have dockerfiles :)

I just fear we might get ourselves stuck in the long run if we use the App platform, so I would prefer a droplet because we have much more freedom with that. I have experience in deploying to digital ocean droplets and setting up the automatic deploys, so no issue there.

[jbelien]

Okay for a droplet but, before deploying it, I'll need a full documentation (INSTALL.md file for instance) with all the setup steps.

[jodiDL]

Setup steps for deploying the droplet like creating the users or what exactly would you need?

[jbelien]

When your client will want to deploy everything itself, it must not have to contact you (or if the droplet needs to be setup again after a crash). You need to provide an how-to with all the steps to follow so everything is working properly.

(unrelated to where the droplet is started, just the steps once you're connected to the server)

[jodiDL]

I will indeed document every step! That might also be very interesting for anyone else to follow (including myself ;) )

[jodiDL]

@jbelien Do you need these steps before setting up the server? I would document this while doing the deployment :)

[jbelien]

I indeed need these steps before creating the droplet ! It can of course be improved while deploying if there are information missing.

[jodiDL]

@jbelien https://github.com/osoc21/RoadBase/blob/master/misc/deployment/README.md

More documentation to be added while deploying, but we would realy need the droplet now :)

[jbelien]

@jodiDL Send me your public SSH key on Discord!

[jbelien]

🚀

• IP address of your server: 164.90.192.163
• Domain name: roadbase.osoc.be

[jbelien]

@jodiDL Your SSH key is now added !