chat_grid/deploy/README.md

Deployment Guide

Target example: AlmaLinux/cPanel host with files under /home/bestmidi.

1) Place project files

• Repo root: /home/bestmidi/chgrid

2) Make deploy scripts executable (once)

cd /home/bestmidi/chgrid
chmod +x deploy/scripts/*.sh

3) Install server (uv)

Verify server files first:

ls -l /home/bestmidi/chgrid/server/pyproject.toml

Run install scripts from repo root (/home/bestmidi/chgrid), not from server/.

cd /home/bestmidi/chgrid
./deploy/scripts/install_server.sh /home/bestmidi/chgrid

Notes:

• Script defaults to Python 3.13 (PYTHON_SPEC=3.13).
• It reuses existing .venv instead of replacing it interactively.
• If you need to force a fresh 3.13 env:
  • rm -rf /home/bestmidi/chgrid/server/.venv
  • rerun ./deploy/scripts/install_server.sh /home/bestmidi/chgrid

This creates:

• /home/bestmidi/chgrid/server/.venv
• /home/bestmidi/chgrid/server/config.toml (if missing)

Edit /home/bestmidi/chgrid/server/config.toml:

• server.bind_ip = "127.0.0.1"
• server.port = 8765
• network.allow_insecure_ws = true
• tls.cert_file = ""
• tls.key_file = ""
• storage.state_file = "runtime/items.json"

4) Build and publish client

cd /home/bestmidi/chgrid
./deploy/scripts/deploy_client.sh /home/bestmidi/chgrid /home/bestmidi/public_html/chgrid /chgrid/

Notes:

• Third arg is Vite base path for production assets.
• For https://bestmidi.com/chgrid/, use /chgrid/.
• For site root deploy (https://bestmidi.com/), use /.

5) Install/restart signaling service (systemd)

cd /home/bestmidi/chgrid
./deploy/scripts/install_service.sh /home/bestmidi/chgrid

Logs:

journalctl -u chat-grid.service -f

If you previously used chgrid-signaling.service, migrate once:

sudo systemctl disable --now chgrid-signaling.service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload

6) Apache websocket proxy

Install using script:

cd /home/bestmidi/chgrid
./deploy/scripts/install_apache.sh \
  /home/bestmidi/chgrid \
  /etc/apache2/conf.d/userdata/ssl/2_4/bestmidi/yourdomain.com/chgrid.conf

Notes:

• Replace yourdomain.com with your real domain.
• Script copies deploy/apache/chgrid-vhost-snippet.conf, runs rebuildhttpdconf, then restarts Apache via WHM restart command.

7) Optional HTTPS relay for HTTP radio streams

If stream sources are plain HTTP (for example ports 8000, 8010, 8020, 8030), add relays in:

/etc/apache2/conf.d/userdata/ssl/2_4/bestmidi/bestmidi.com/chgrid.conf

Example:

ProxyPass        /listen/8000/  http://127.0.0.1:8000/
ProxyPassReverse /listen/8000/  http://127.0.0.1:8000/
ProxyPass        /listen/8010/  http://127.0.0.1:8010/
ProxyPassReverse /listen/8010/  http://127.0.0.1:8010/
ProxyPass        /listen/8020/  http://127.0.0.1:8020/
ProxyPassReverse /listen/8020/  http://127.0.0.1:8020/
ProxyPass        /listen/8030/  http://127.0.0.1:8030/
ProxyPassReverse /listen/8030/  http://127.0.0.1:8030/

Apply changes:

sudo /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/rebuildhttpdconf
sudo /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/restartsrv_httpd

Usage example in Chat Grid:

• https://bestmidi.com/listen/8000/stream

8) GitHub-based update flow (bestmidi)

Initial clone (one time):

cd /home/bestmidi
git clone https://github.com/jage9/chat_grid.git chgrid

Update and redeploy:

cd /home/bestmidi/chgrid
git fetch origin
git switch main
git pull --ff-only origin main

# Rebuild/publish web client
./deploy/scripts/deploy_client.sh /home/bestmidi/chgrid /home/bestmidi/public_html/chgrid /chgrid/

# Reconcile server env/deps (safe to rerun on updates)
./deploy/scripts/install_server.sh /home/bestmidi/chgrid

# Restart signaling service
sudo systemctl restart chat-grid.service
journalctl -u chat-grid.service -n 50 --no-pager

Notes:

• Run Apache install/reload steps again only if proxy config changed.
• If your checkout has local changes, stash or commit before git pull.
• For HTTPS GitHub auth, use your GitHub username plus a Personal Access Token (PAT) as the password.
• SSH key passphrases are only used for git@github.com: remotes, not https:// remotes.

9) Save GitHub PAT for HTTPS pulls/pushes

Persistent storage (simple, plaintext in ~/.git-credentials):

git config --global credential.helper store

Memory cache only (not persisted across reboot):

git config --global credential.helper "cache --timeout=28800"

Then run one authenticated command and enter:

• Username: jage9
• Password: your GitHub PAT

cd /home/bestmidi/chgrid
git pull --ff-only origin main

If you saved the wrong token and need to re-enter it:

printf "protocol=https\nhost=github.com\n" | git credential reject