njbbaer/self-metrics

A Rails web app for collecting and analyzing personal health data

Self-Metrics

A Rails web app for collecting and analyzing personal health data.

Displays metrics, charts, alerts, and achievements to encourage healthy behaviors.

Built for personal use, but open-source to the public.

Technical Features

• Ruby on Rails web app with Postgres database
• Bootstrap UI with mobile and desktop responsive design
• Deployed to private Heroku instance for personal use
• Security conscious authentication
• Rspec test suite, run automatically with CircleCI
• Code quality and style enforced by CodeClimate

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Setup

1. Clone repository:

git clone git@github.com:njbbaer/self-metrics.git && cd self-metrics

2. Install ruby and bundler with rbenv:

rbenv install

3. Install Bundler dependencies:

bundle install

4. Setup database

bundle exec rails db:setup

5. Run server:

bundle exec rails server

Production Setup

First, follow the steps above to set up the app locally. Then perform the following steps:

1. Ensure Node JS is installed:

sudo apt install nodejs

2. Precompile assets:

bundle exec rails assets:precompile

3. Enable service:

sudo systemctl enable $(pwd)/self-metrics.service

4. Start service:

sudo systemctl start self-metrics

Run tests

bundle exec rspec