overleaf/services/git-bridge/README.md
John Lees-Miller 465db49a22 Remove installation scripts
We now handle production deployment using some ansible playbooks based
on these scripts, so rather than having slightly different versions in
two places, I think it’s safer to remove them for now.
2016-06-02 10:39:21 +01:00

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writelatex-git-bridge
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Required
--------
* `maven` (for building)
* `jdk-8` (for compiling and running)
Installation
------------
Install dependencies:
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y maven
sudo apt-get install -y openjdk-8-jdk
sudo update-alternatives --set java /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
sudo update-alternatives --set javac /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/javac
```
Create a config file according to the format below.
Run `mvn package` to build, test, and package it into a jar at `target/writelatex-git-bridge-1.0-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar`.
Use `java -jar <path_to_jar> <path_to_config_file>` to run the server.
Runtime Configuration
---------------------
The configuration file is in `.json` format.
{
"port" (int): the port number,
"rootGitDirectory" (string): the directory in which to store git repos and the db/atts,
"apiBaseUrl" (string): base url for the snapshot api,
"username" (string, optional): username for http basic auth,
"password" (string, optional): password for http basic auth,
"postbackBaseUrl" (string): the postback url,
"serviceName" (string): current name of writeLaTeX in case it ever changes
"oauth2" (object): { /* null or missing if oauth2 shouldn't be used */
"oauth2ClientID" (string): oauth2 client ID
"oauth2ClientSecret" (string): oauth2 client secret
"oauth2Server" (string): oauth2 server, with protocol and without trailing slash
}
}
You have to restart the server for configuration changes to take effect.