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Production

This page is dedicated to production installation for

  • Desktop app
  • Server app

Desktop app​

Prerequisites​

  • NodeJs
  • npm / yarn

To build production app follow the below steps:

  • Clone Flexbench repo
  • After cloning the repo change directory
    cd desktop-app
  • Install dependencies
    npm run install-dep
  • Build the executable files (unpacked) and installer
    npm run electron:build

The executables and installer can be found in the /dist

After installing the executables you can delete the repo

Server app​

Prerequisites​

  • NodeJs
  • npm / yarn
  • MongoDB
  • Docker (only if using the docker to start server)
  • docker-compose
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    Make sure MongoDB server is running in the background.

There are three ways to start production server

Below three steps are common for all

  • Clone Flexbench repo
  • After cloning the repo change directory
    cd server-app
  • Install dependencies
    npm i
    or
    yarn install

Plain installation​

caution

This method is discouraged because it can cause a lot of issues with other packages and is deprived of all the advantages that a Docker installation would offer.

  • start production server
    npm run start

Docker installation​

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This is the suggested method for single-node installation.

  • start production server in docker container for linux / macos
    npm run docker-prod
    for windows
    npm run docker-wprod

Kubernetes installation​

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This is the suggested method of installation for scalability. It can handle practically any load using the horizontal scaling features offered by Kubernetes.

  • Change directory to microk8s

Apply the following commands

microk8s.kubectl apply flexbench-secret.yml
microk8s.kubectl apply flexbench-configmap.yml
microk8s.kubectl apply flexbench.yml

Install microk8s and make sure the microk8s service is running berfore using the above commands