Instructions for self-hosting ?

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Instructions for self-hosting ?

creeper451 opened this issue a year ago · 11 comments

I cloned this repo and I haven't been able to host it on my own could you add some instructions on how to self host like which web server you're using and how to disable the captcha functionality.
Thanks you.

Answer 1 · 2023-11-09T18:28:09.000Z

i did a quick glance, and it seems the strength of this web app is based around cloudflare's security.
it is possible to remove it for say, a offline server self hosted, but will require work from what i quickly saw in the java files. mainly it uses a data element called "secret" which has to be removed all over the place, best option would be making a startup variable that does this upon launching.

i have no idea if the creator has intent to do this, or not, but i might give it a go and make a pull request if i succeed?

Answer 2 · 2023-11-09T18:33:11.000Z

Oops I forgot to reply. To disable captcha, simply leave the secret field blank, and edit the index page to remove the captcha field, and then it will work without captchas. https://github.com/ayunami2000/ayunpictojava/blob/master/src/main/java/me/ayunami2000/ayunpictojava/Main.java#L809

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Answer 3 · 2023-11-10T14:24:20.000Z

Alright 👍, but my main question is about getting simple instructions for noobies like myself on how to self-host on a Linux server.
Thank you.

Answer 4 · 2024-03-03T15:55:21.000Z

I'd also like to know, I've been looking for an alternative chat client backup in case discord deletes my discord.
Would love to self host

Answer 5 · 2024-03-03T17:22:55.000Z

i just created a pull request with a step by step tutorial on how to self host it, should get merged pretty soon

Answer 6 · 2024-03-03T19:49:42.000Z

Thanks! I was able to build and host it but I wasn't able to remove the captcha.

Answer 7 · 2024-03-03T20:59:08.000Z

If you want to make the captcha work, you need to go to the settings.json to set it up.
To remove the captcha you need to modify index.html in the www folder, where exactly i cant tell you but this was said by ayun

Answer 8 · 2024-03-03T22:02:17.000Z

I removed the line "<script src="https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/api.js" async defer></script>" and it removed the captcha but when I press the "PICTOCHAT ONLINE" button it doesn't do anything.

Answer 9 · 2024-03-03T22:23:53.000Z

@nico721GD could you make another pull request on how to remove the captcha just like how you wrote it for the build instructions it 🙏 , I'm still new to these stuff.

Answer 10 · 2024-03-04T05:51:45.000Z

@creeper451 om still currently learning on how to do it, once i figured it out i'll update the pull request. Still learning on how to remove the captcha, remove the kick timer and maybe even remove the limit of peoples in 1 room

Answer 11 · 2024-03-04T16:10:31.000Z

added details to the README, refer to it :D