Copy NSS pods to CSS

This zero-dependency script for Node.js copies all pods from a Node Solid Server (NSS) instance into a Community Solid Server (CSS) instance.

Prerequisites

• File access to the configuration and data of an NSS instance (tested with v5.7.7)
• File and HTTP access to the configuration and data of a CSS instance (compatible with v7.x)

Running the script

./copy-pods-to-css.mjs nss/config.json css/data/ https://css.pod/ xxx@users.css.pod

where:

• nss/config.json is the file path to the NSS configuration file
• css/data/ is the file path the CSS data folder
• https://css.pod/ is the URL to the running CSS instance
• xxx@users.css.pod is the template for CSS usernames, where xxx is the old NSS username

Functionality

This script:

• Creates one CSS account for each NSS pod
  • The username changes from alice to alice@users.css.pod (configurable)
  • The password remains the same
• Copies the contents of each NSS pod to the corresponding CSS pod
• Performs 2 tests per pod
  • Access the profile document (assumed public)
  • Access the inbox (assumed private)

License

©2023 Ruben Verborgh – MIT License