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# gerbeur
A small invite-only social platform for sharing links and files. Users can post URLs and media (YouTube, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, images, …), vote, comment, follow each other, and build playlists. A real-time WebSocket layer handles live presence, vote counts, and notifications.
## Stack
| Layer | Technology |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| Runtime | [Deno](https://deno.com) 2.x |
| API | [Oak](https://jsr.io/@oak/oak) (HTTP + WebSocket) |
| Database | SQLite via `node:sqlite` |
| Frontend | React 19 + Vite 8 |
## Development
### Prerequisites
- Deno 2.x
### Setup
```sh
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env: set GERBEUR_JWT_SECRET to the output of: openssl rand -hex 32
```
### Run
```sh
deno task dev
```
This starts both the API server (port 8000, with file watching) and the Vite dev server (port 3000) concurrently.
Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000). On first run a default `admin` / `admin` account is created — change the password immediately.
### Environment variables
See [`.env.example`](.env.example) for the full list with descriptions. Key variables:
| Variable | Description | Default |
| ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- |
| `GERBEUR_JWT_SECRET` | JWT signing secret — **required**, generate with `openssl rand -hex 32` | — |
| `GERBEUR_PORT` | API server port | `8000` |
| `GERBEUR_ALLOWED_ORIGINS` | Comma-separated list of allowed CORS origins | `http://localhost:3000` |
| `VITE_API_HOSTNAME` | Override API hostname in the frontend bundle (see [Production](#production)) | unset |
## Production
### Docker (recommended)
The standard deployment runs API and frontend in a single container. The API server (Oak) serves the compiled frontend as static files, so both share the same origin — no CORS configuration needed, no `VITE_API_*` build args needed.
```sh
docker build -t gerbeur .
docker run -d \
-p 8000:8000 \
-v gerbeur-db:/app/api/sql \
-v gerbeur-uploads:/app/api/uploads \
-e GERBEUR_JWT_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32) \
-e GERBEUR_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=https://example.com \
-e GERBEUR_PROTOCOL=https \
-e GERBEUR_HOSTNAME=example.com \
-e GERBEUR_PORT=8000 \
--name gerbeur \
gerbeur
```
The two volumes are required for persistence:
- `gerbeur-db` — SQLite database (`api/sql/gerbeur.db`), initialized automatically on first run
- `gerbeur-uploads` — user-uploaded files (`api/uploads/`)
#### Separate API and frontend (optional)
If you need to run the API on a different host than the frontend, pass the API location as build args so it gets baked into the frontend bundle:
```sh
docker build \
--build-arg VITE_API_PROTOCOL=https \
--build-arg VITE_API_HOSTNAME=api.example.com \
--build-arg VITE_API_PORT=443 \
-t gerbeur .
```
### Reverse proxy
Put a reverse proxy (nginx, Caddy, …) in front of the container to handle TLS. Forward everything to port 8000. Example Caddyfile:
```
example.com {
reverse_proxy localhost:8000
}
```
## Project structure
```
api/
main.ts # Entry point — Oak application, middleware, routes
config.ts # Environment variables
middleware/ # errorMiddleware, authMiddleware
routes/ # HTTP routes + WebSocket
services/ # Business logic
model/ # Database schema, row types, type guards
lib/ # JWT, pagination, upload helpers, …
sql/
schema.sql # Database schema
init.ts # First-run database initialisation
gerbeur.db # SQLite database (not committed)
uploads/ # User-uploaded files (not committed)
src/ # React frontend (Vite)
config/api.ts # API base URL, validation constants
pages/ # Route-level components
components/ # Shared UI components
contexts/ # Auth, WebSocket, player, follows
hooks/ # Data fetching and UI hooks
public/ # Static assets (favicon, icon sprite)
```