Appmaker

For context as to the motivation of the project, see:

a youtube video (that's already dated, but better than nothing): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaRIdLgZTPI&feature=youtu.be
some words written before any code was written: https://github.com/mozilla/appmaker-words/wiki
the ROADMAP.md and CONTRIBUTORS.md documents in this directory.

Running the Server

Dependencies

Execute npm install in the application directory:

Get the submodules:

git submodule update --init --recursive

You'll also need to run the appmaker-components server, located at https://github.com/mozilla/appmaker-components

Running in Development mode

Configuration for Node

Copy and edit your .env file. -- This should never be committed to the repo.

cp sample.env .env

A short explanation of a complete .env file:

COOKIE_SECRET=A long, complex string for cookie encryption.
ASSET_HOST=Location of the javascript, css, fonts, and images that will be used by the designer and published assets.
COMPONENTS_BASE_URL=An appmaker-components repo which Ceci will query. Likely "//appmaker-components.herokuapp.com/"
S3_BUCKET=S3 bucket name. e.g. "my.coolappmaker.com"
S3_KEY=An access key for the S3 bucket listed above.
S3_SECRET=The secret corresponding to the specified S3 access key.
S3_OBJECT_PREFIX=String to prepend S3 objects. Useful for storing objects in folders. E.g. "level1/level2" => <bucket>/level1/level2/<filename>.
PUBLISH_URL_PREFIX=String to prepend to filenames that are saved on S3. Try use the URL that matches the protocol from which assets are hosted to avoid mixed content blockage.

Start the Server

foreman start

If you need foreman: