TiwiTalk backend

This branch stores the server software necessary for TiwiTalk.

Pigeon

Pigeon is the instant messaging platform.

Setting Up

Install Duo.js:

npm install -g duo

Install MongoDB 3.x.x or higher.

Running and Developing

The server needs two things to be built before it can be run:

1. JavaScript/CSS files (built with Duo.js)
2. Scala files (built with SBT)

The web files need to be built before running the server. To do so, change directory to pigeon/src/main/resources/js and run make. The server must be reloaded in order to reload the built web files.

To start the server, first enter the SBT console with activator. Then, switch to pigeon with project pigeon. Lastly, run reStart to actually start the server.

To stop the server:

reStop

To automatically reload the server on files changes, use ~reStart.

Deployment

The server is deployed using Docker and the images are stored in Tutum. To build the docker images, run the packaging command in SBT console:

docker:publishLocal

To upload the built image:

tutum image push tiwitalk/pigeon