subtext-app

Installation

1. Clone the repository, install dependencies, build the UI:

   git clone https://github.com/mgax/subtext.git
   cd subtext
   npm install
   ./run build

2. Run the server. You need to pass in two arguments: the path to a data folder, where subtext will create its database, and the public URL where the app will be accessible to peers.

   You can also set the AUTH_TOKEN environment variable to a password, that will be needed to access the UI, so that other people can't read your private conversations.

   export AUTH_TOKEN='something secret'
   ./run server /var/lib/subtext http://me.example.com

   The server will listen on port 8000; you can change this by setting the PORT environment variable.

3. Optionally set up a reverse proxy. This is what you'd write in the nginx config:

   location / {
     proxy_pass http://localhost:8000;
     proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
     proxy_set_header Connection $http_connection;
   }

   It's a good idea to secure your server with https at this point.

4. Open the public URL in your browser. If you set AUTH_TOKEN, the app will ask you for it, and save it in localStorage.

   Then, add a peer (like https://mgax.grep.ro/card), and chat away!