Instructions

Setup development environment

Front end configuration

Edit the .env file in traque-front and add specify the following values:

NEXT_PUBLIC_SOCKET_HOST = 'example.com'
NEXT_PUBLIC_SOCKET_PORT = 3001

Where NEXT_PUBLIC_SOCKET_HOST is the host of the socket server and NEXT_PUBLIC_SOCKET_PORT is the port of the socket server.

Back end configuration

Edit the .env file in traque-back and add specify the following values:

HOST = 'example.com'
PORT = 3001
SSL_KEY = "/path/to/privkey.pem"
SSL_CERT = "/path/to/cert.pem"
ADMIN_PASSWORD = 'admin_password_here'
MAX_PENALTIES = 3
ALLOWED_TIME_OUT_OF_ZONE_IN_MINUTES = 10
ALLOWED_TIME_BETWEEN_POSITION_UPDATE_IN_MINUTES = 10

Where ADMIN_PASSWORD is the password for the admin user, HOST is the host of the server, PORT is the port of the server, SSL_KEY is the path to the key file and SSL_CERT is the path to the certificate file. The SSL_KEY and SSL_CERT are used for HTTPS and are required for the server to work. This is because the browser will block the GeoLocation API if the connection is not secure. MAX_PENALTIES is the maximum number of penalties a user can have before loosing the game. ALLOWED_TIME_OUT_OF_ZONE_IN_MINUTES is the time a user can be out of the zone before being penalized. ALLOWED_TIME_BETWEEN_POSITION_UPDATE_IN_MINUTES is the maximum amount of time a user can wait before updating their position, after this period they will recieve a pennalty.

Note : make sure PORT and NEXT_PUBLIC_SOCKET_PORT are the same Note 2 : you need to get a trusted certificate for this to work, you can use letsencrypt for that

Running the project

Front end

To run the front end, navigate to the traque-front directory and run the following commands:

npm install
npm run dev

Back end

To run the back end, navigate to the traque-back directory and run the following commands:

npm install
npm start

Then navigate to the host and port specified in the .env file to access the application.

https://example.com:3000

Deployment

Put your certificate and private key in the traque-back/ssl folder. They need to be named cert.pem and privkey.pem. You can then depploy the docker application with docker compose up