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diff --git a/docs/technical/web.md b/docs/technical/web.md index 97e0704a..697ec280 100644 --- a/docs/technical/web.md +++ b/docs/technical/web.md @@ -10,17 +10,21 @@ and update check API. * [Short URLs](#short-urls) * [For SMAPI developers](#for-smapi-developers) * [Local development](#local-development) - * [Deploying to Amazon Beanstalk](#deploying-to-amazon-beanstalk) + * [Production environment](#production-environment) ## Log parser -The log parser provides a web UI for uploading, parsing, and sharing SMAPI logs. The logs are -persisted in a compressed form to Pastebin. The log parser lives at https://smapi.io/log. +The log parser at https://smapi.io/log provides a web UI for uploading, parsing, and sharing SMAPI +logs. + +The logs are saved in a compressed form to Amazon Blob storage for 30 days. ## JSON validator ### Overview -The JSON validator provides a web UI for uploading and sharing JSON files, and validating them as -plain JSON or against a predefined format like `manifest.json` or Content Patcher's `content.json`. -The JSON validator lives at https://smapi.io/json. +The JSON validator at https://smapi.io/json provides a web UI for uploading and sharing JSON files, +and validating them as plain JSON or against a predefined format like `manifest.json` or Content +Patcher's `content.json`. + +The logs are saved in a compressed form to Amazon Blob storage for 30 days. ### Schema file format Schema files are defined in `wwwroot/schemas` using the [JSON Schema](https://json-schema.org/) @@ -336,43 +340,46 @@ short url | → | target page A local environment lets you run a complete copy of the web project (including cache database) on your machine, with no external dependencies aside from the actual mod sites. -Initial setup: - -1. [Install MongoDB](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/administration/install-community/) and add its - `bin` folder to the system PATH. -2. Create a local folder for the MongoDB data (e.g. `C:\dev\smapi-cache`). -3. Enter your credentials in the `appsettings.Development.json` file. You can leave the MongoDB - credentials as-is to use the default local instance; see the next section for the other settings. - -To launch the environment: -1. Launch MongoDB from a terminal (change the data path if applicable): - ```sh - mongod --dbpath C:\dev\smapi-cache - ``` -2. Launch `SMAPI.Web` from Visual Studio to run a local version of the site. - <small>(Local URLs will use HTTP instead of HTTPS.)</small> +1. Enter the Nexus credentials in `appsettings.Development.json` . You can leave the other + credentials empty to default to fetching data anonymously, and storing data in-memory and + on disk. +2. Launch `SMAPI.Web` from Visual Studio to run a local version of the site. ### Production environment A production environment includes the web servers and cache database hosted online for public -access. This section assumes you're creating a new production environment from scratch (not using -the official live environment). +access. + +This section assumes you're creating a new environment on Azure, but the app isn't tied to any +Azure services. If you want to host it on a different site, you'll need to adjust the instructions +accordingly. Initial setup: -1. Launch an empty MongoDB server (e.g. using [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/atlas)). -2. Create an AWS Beanstalk .NET environment with these environment properties: +1. Launch an empty MongoDB server (e.g. using [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/atlas)) + for mod data. +2. Create an Azure Blob storage account for uploaded files. +3. Create an Azure App Services environment running the latest .NET Core on Linux or Windows. +4. Add these application settings in the new App Services environment: property name | description ------------------------------- | ----------------- - `LogParser:PastebinDevKey` | The [Pastebin developer key](https://pastebin.com/api#1) used to authenticate with the Pastebin API. - `LogParser:PastebinUserKey` | The [Pastebin user key](https://pastebin.com/api#8) used to authenticate with the Pastebin API. Can be left blank to post anonymously. - `ModUpdateCheck:GitHubPassword` | The password with which to authenticate to GitHub when fetching release info. - `ModUpdateCheck:GitHubUsername` | The username with which to authenticate to GitHub when fetching release info. + `ApiClients.AzureBlobConnectionString` | The connection string for the Azure Blob storage account created in step 2. + `ApiClients.GitHubUsername`<br />`ApiClients.GitHubPassword` | The login credentials for the GitHub account with which to fetch release info. If these are omitted, GitHub will impose much stricter rate limits. + `ApiClients:NexusApiKey` | The [Nexus API authentication key](https://github.com/Pathoschild/FluentNexus#init-a-client). `MongoDB:Host` | The hostname for the MongoDB instance. `MongoDB:Username` | The login username for the MongoDB instance. `MongoDB:Password` | The login password for the MongoDB instance. - `MongoDB:Database` | The database name (e.g. `smapi` in production or `smapi-edge` in testing environments). + `MongoDB:Database` | The MongoDB database name (e.g. `smapi` in production or `smapi-edge` in testing environments). + + Optional settings: + + property name | description + ------------------------------- | ----------------- + `BackgroundServices:Enabled` | Set to `true` to enable background processes like fetching data from the wiki, or false to disable them. + `Site:BetaEnabled` | Set to `true` to show a separate download button if there's a beta version of SMAPI in its GitHub releases. + `Site:BetaBlurb` | If `Site:BetaEnabled` is true and there's a beta version of SMAPI in its GitHub releases, this is shown on the beta download button as explanatory subtext. + `Site:SupporterList` | A list of Patreon supports to credit on the download page. To deploy updates: -1. Deploy the web project using [AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio](https://aws.amazon.com/visualstudio/). +1. [Deploy the web project from Visual Studio](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/deployment/quickstart-deploy-to-azure). 2. If the MongoDB schema changed, delete the MongoDB database. (It'll be recreated automatically.) |