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README.md

Layr Website

This directory contains the source code of the Layr website.

About

The Layr website is a single-page application created with Layr. The frontend is statically hosted in AWS S3 + CloudFront and the backend is serverlessly hosted in AWS Lambda + API Gateway. Regarding the database, it is a free-tier MongoDB Atlas cluster with a daily backup that is handled by a Lambda function.

Prerequisites

  • Make sure your have a Node.js (v14 or newer) installed.
  • Make sure you have Boostr installed as it is used to manage the development environment.

Installation

Install all the npm dependencies with the following command:

boostr install

Development

Configuration

  • Generate a JWT secret by running the following command in your terminal:
    • openssl rand -hex 64
  • In the backend directory, duplicate the boostr.config.private-template.mjs file, name it boostr.config.private.mjs, and modify it to set all the required private development environment variables.

Migrating the database

Migrate the database with the following command:

boostr database migrate

Starting the development environment

Start the development environment with the following command:

boostr start

The website should be available at http://localhost:18887.

Production

Configuration

  • Configure a MailerLite domain and visit https://app.mailerlite.com/integrations/api/ to get your API key and your subscriber group ID.
  • Generate a JWT secret by running the following command in your terminal:
    • openssl rand -hex 64
  • In the backend directory, duplicate the boostr.config.private-template.mjs file, name it boostr.config.private.mjs, and modify it to set all the required private production environment variables.
  • In the database directory, duplicate the boostr.config.private-template.mjs file, name it boostr.config.private.mjs, and modify it to set the stages.production.url attribute to the URL of your production MongoDB database.

Migrating the database

Migrate the database with the following command:

boostr database migrate --production

Deployment

Deploy the website to production with the following command:

boostr deploy --production

The website should be available at https://layrjs.com.