deployment-to-aws.md

Create and update an AWS Lightsail instance

Deploying NemaNode to AWS Lightsail

1. ssh to <LINUX_SERVER>

2. sudo apt install mysql

3. sudo mysql_secure_installation

4. git clone git@github.com:dwitvliet/NemaNode.git

5. cd NemaNode

6. Setup config file: scripts/setup_config.sh nemanode nemanode_user password | sudo mysql

7. Add google analytics to config.ini

8. Populate database: npm run populate-database

9. build the client by running npm run build-prod

10. Start the server with forever start ./src/server/index.js

11. Add SSL certificate sudo /opt/bitnami/bncert-tool

12. Add to bitnami configuration file /opt/bitnami/apache2/conf/bitnami/bitnami.conf after <VirtualHost _default_:443>:

    DocumentRoot "/home/bitnami/NemaNode/dist"
    <Directory "/home/bitnami/NemaNode/dist">
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
    ProxyPass / http://localhost:3000/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:3000/
    

13. Restart apache with sudo /opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh restart apache

Updating AWS Lightsail instance

1. ssh to <LINUX_SERVER>
2. cd NemaNode
3. git pull
4. If there are dependency changes: rm -rf node_modules; npm install
5. If there are database changes: npm run populate-database
6. npm run build-prod
7. Restart backend: forever restart ./src/server/index.js