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Level
Project Status
Level began with the ambitious idea of solving the problems caused by real-time communication tools. After pouring thousands of hours effort into the cause, I made the tough decision to move on from the project.
This codebase is a full-scale Elixir/Phoenix SaaS application with a single-page app Elm front-end. I hope it will live on as a helpful resource for the community.
— Derrick Reimer, Founder
Developer Setup
You'll need to install the following dependencies first:
Run the bootstrap script to install the remaining dependencies and create your development database:
cd level
script/bootstrap
If your local PostgreSQL install does not have a default postgres user, open the config/dev.secret.exs file and update the credentials. Then, run the bootstrap script again.
Use the script/server command to start up your local server and visit localhost:4000 from your browser.
Installing Node.js
This repository includes a .nvmrc file targeting a specific version of Node that is known to be compatible with all current node dependencies. Things might work with a newer version of Node, but the most guaranteed route is to install Node Version Manager and run nvm install from the project root.
Then, be sure to run script/bootstrap to install node dependencies with the correct version of node.
Running tests and analyses
We have a handful of helper scripts available:
-
script/elixir-test: runs the Elixir test suite with coveralls -
script/elm-test: runs the Elm test suite -
script/test: runs the Elixir and Elm test suites -
script/static-analysis: runs Credo (Elixir linting), Dialyzer, and Elixir formatter verification -
script/build: runs all the test suites and static analysis
Dependencies
The following environment variables must be set in production:
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| AWS | |
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID | The AWS access key id for your account (with access to S3). |
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY | The AWS secret access key corresponding to the access key id. |
LEVEL_ASSET_STORE_BUCKET | The name of the S3 bucket in which to store uploaded assets. |
| Host | |
PORT | The port on which to host the application (typically 80). |
LEVEL_HOST | The domain on which you are serving the app (used for generating URLs). |
LEVEL_CDN_HOST | The host for the CDN for serving static assets (like Level's CSS and application JS). |
LEVEL_MAILER_HOST | The domain via which to send transaction emails (usually same as LEVEL_HOST). |
LEVEL_SECRET_KEY_BASE | A secret key for verifying the integrity of signed cookies. |
| Database | |
LEVEL_DATABASE_URL | The URL for the PostgreSQL database. |
LEVEL_POOL_SIZE | The maximum number of database connections each process may consume. |
| Transactional Email | |
POSTMARK_API_KEY | The API key for Postmark. |
| Web Push Notifications See instructions here: https://github.com/web-push-libs/web-push#command-line | |
LEVEL_WEB_PUSH_PUBLIC_KEY | A VAPID public key. |
LEVEL_WEB_PUSH_PRIVATE_KEY | A VAPID private key. |
The following variables are for non-essential external services.
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| Exception Monitoring | |
HONEYBADGER_API_KEY | The API key for Honeybadger.io exception monitoring (Elixir). |
HONEYBADGER_JS_API_KEY | The API key for Honeybadger.io exception monitoring (JavaScript). |
| Analytics | |
FATHOM_SITE_ID | The site ID for Fathom Analytics. |
FULLSTORY_ORG | The organization ID for FullStory. |
HEAP_ANALYTICS_APP_ID | The app ID for Heap Analytics. |
| Email Marketing | |
DRIP_ACCOUNT_ID | The account ID for Drip. |
DRIP_API_KEY | The personal api key for Drip. |
| Support | |
HELPSCOUT_BEACON_ID | The Beacon ID for Help Scout. |
Documentation
Run the script/docs to generate and view the project ExDocs locally.
Heroku Deployment (Experimental)
One of our goals is to make self-installation as painless as possible for those who are interested in hosting their own instance.
The relevant configuration files for Heroku live here:
We are aiming to keep seamless Heroku deployment up-to-date, with a few important "alpha software" notes:
- It's possible you may find it broken on master. If you do, please file an issue.
- As deployment needs grow more complex, it may become no longer feasible to support Heroku deploys. Caveat emptor.
Required additional services
In addition to a Heroku account, you'll need the following services to get your Heroku install up and running:
- An AWS account and an S3 bucket for storing file uploads. You'll be asked for AWS API keys and bucket name environment variables during setup.
- A transactional email provider (we recommend Postmark). You'll be asked for SMTP host, port, username, and password environment variables during setup.
Copyright
© 2019 Level Technologies, LLC
Level is source-available software. (license | readme)