structables/README.md
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# Structables
An open source alternative front-end to Instructables. This is a fork of <a href="https://codeberg.org/indestructables/indestructables">snowcatridge10's Indestructables</a>, which itself is a fork of <a href="https://git.vern.cc/cobra/Destructables">Cobra's Destructables</a>.
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## Instances
| URL | Provided by | Country | Comments |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------- | -------- |
| [structables.private.coffee](https://structables.private.coffee/) | [Private.coffee](https://private.coffee/) | Austria | |
| [structables.bloat.cat](https://structables.bloat.cat/) | [Bloat.cat](https://bloat.cat) | Germany | |
To add your own instance to this list, please open a pull request or issue.
## Opening Issues
If you're having problems using Structables, or if you have ideas or feedback for us, feel free to open an issue in the [Private.coffee Git](https://git.private.coffee/PrivateCoffee/structables/issues) or on [Github](https://github.com/PrivateCoffee/structables/issues).
Of course, you can also join our [Matrix room](https://matrix.pcof.fi/#/#structables:private.coffee) to discuss your ideas with us.
## Run your own instance
### Production: Manual
1. Create a virtual environment: `python3 -m venv venv`
2. Activate the virtual environment: `source venv/bin/activate`
3. Install the packages: `pip install structables uwsgi`
4. Run `uwsgi --plugin python3 --http-socket 0.0.0.0:8002 --module structables.main:app --processes 4 --threads 4`
5. Point your reverse proxy to http://localhost:8002 and (optionally) serve static files from the `venv/lib/pythonX.XX/site-packages/structables/static` directory
6. Connect to your instance under your domain
7. Ensure that `/cron/` is executed at regular intervals so that the app updates its cached data.
### Production: Docker
1. Copy `.env.example` to `.env` and adjust the settings as necessary
2. Copy `docker-compose-example.yml` to `docker-compose.yml` and adjust it as necessary, for example modifying resource limits or changing the port/host configuration
3. Build and run the Docker container:
```sh
docker-compose up [-d]
```
4. Point your reverse proxy to http://127.0.0.1:8002 (or your chosen port, if you modified it) and (optionally) serve static files from `structables/static`
5. Connect to your instance under your domain
6. Ensure that `/cron/` is executed at regular intervals so that the app updates its cached data.
### Development
1. Clone the repository: `git clone https://git.private.coffee/privatecoffee/structables.git && cd structables`
2. Create a virtual environment: `python3 -m venv venv`
3. Activate the virtual environment: `source venv/bin/activate`
4. Install in editable mode: `pip install -e .`
5. Run `structables`
6. Connect to http://localhost:8002
## License
This project, as well as the two projects it is based on, are licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for more information.