chat_grid/docs/local.md

Local Development

Start Server

cd /home/jjm/code/chgrid/server
.venv/bin/python main.py --allow-insecure-ws

Start Client

cd /home/jjm/code/chgrid/client
npm run dev

Open: http://localhost:5173

Defaults:

• Server reads config.toml automatically when present.
• Server default bind/port is 127.0.0.1:8765.
• Server defaults to TLS-required unless you set network.allow_insecure_ws=true or pass --allow-insecure-ws for local/dev.
• In local/dev insecure mode (allow_insecure_ws=true), websocket Origin allowlist defaults to http://localhost:5173 and http://127.0.0.1:5173 when network.allowed_origins is empty.
• Client dev default is localhost:5173.
• Auth requires CHGRID_AUTH_SECRET in environment.
• Saved login uses server-managed HttpOnly cookie (chgrid_session_token) via GET /auth/session/set and GET /auth/session/clear (both require X-Chgrid-Auth-Client: 1).

Quick Restarts

Server:

lsof -tiTCP:8765 -sTCP:LISTEN | xargs -r kill
cd /home/jjm/code/chgrid/server
nohup .venv/bin/python main.py --allow-insecure-ws > /tmp/chgrid-server.log 2>&1 &

Client:

lsof -tiTCP:5173 -sTCP:LISTEN | xargs -r kill
cd /home/jjm/code/chgrid/client
nohup npm run dev > /tmp/chgrid-client.log 2>&1 &