gb

gb - guestbook
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gb is a zero-dependency single-file guestbook webapp built with nodejs.

What is a guestbook?
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A live-page where visitors of your website can leave messages for you or
for the world!

See a running instance at https://aktsbot.in/gb

Dependencies
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the node binary to be in your $PATH

Installation
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Clone the repo or copy the gb.js file somewhere. For example, /var/www/gb

$ cd /var/www/gb
$ touch data.txt
$ node gb.js

It is important to create a blank data.txt file, before running the script.
Possible configuration is done via environment variables

$ GB_PORT=9080 \
  GB_BASE_PATH="/gb" \
  GB_DEBUG=false \
  node gb.js

Here's a sample nginx.conf for deploying this service

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server {
  listen 80;

  root /var/www/mysite.com;
  index index.html index.htm;

  server_name www.mysite.in;

  # this location block is what you need
  location /gb {
    proxy_pass http://localhost:9080;
    proxy_http_version 1.1;
    proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
    proxy_set_header Connection 'upgrade';
    proxy_set_header Host $host;
    proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade;
  }

}

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Thanks
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https://baccyflap.com/gb/