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126 lines
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travelynx - Railway Travel Logger
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[travelynx](https://finalrewind.org/projects/travelynx/) allows checking into
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and out of individual trains, thus providing a log of your railway journeys
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annotated with real-time delays and service messages. At the moment, it only
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supports german railways and trains which are exposed by the Deutsche Bahn
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[IRIS Interface](https://finalrewind.org/projects/Travel-Status-DE-IRIS/).
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Dependencies
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* perl >= 5.10
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* Cache::File (part of the Cache module)
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* Crypt::Eksblowfish
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* DBI
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* DBD::Pg
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* Email::Sender
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* Geo::Distance
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* Mojolicious
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* Mojolicious::Plugin::Authentication
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* Travel::Status::DE::IRIS
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* UUID::Tiny
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Setup
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First, you need to set up a PostgreSQL database so that travelynx can store
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user accounts and journeys. Version 9.6 or later with UTF-8 locale (e.g.
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`en_US.UTF-8`) should work fine. The following steps describe setup on a
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Debian 9 system, though setup on other distribution should be similar.
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* Write down a strong random password
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* Create a postgres user for travelynx: `sudo -u postgres createuser -P travelynx`
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(enter password when prompted)
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* Create the database: `sudo -u postgres createdb -O travelynx travelynx`
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* Initialize the database: `TRAVELYNX_DB_HOST=... TRAVELYNX_DB_NAME=... `
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`TRAVELYNX_DB_USER=... TRAVELYNX_DB_PASSWORD=... perl index.pl setup`
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Your server also needs to be able to send mail. Set up your MTA of choice and
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make sure that the sendmail binary can be used for outgoing mails. Mail
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reception on the server is not required.
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Finally, configure the web service:
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* Set up a travelynx service using the service supervisor of your choice
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(see `examples/travelynx.service` for a systemd unit file)
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* Configure your web server to reverse-provy requests to the travelynx
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instance. See `examples/nginx-site` for an nginx config.
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You can now start the travelynx service, navigate to the website and register
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your first account.
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Please open an issue on <https://github.com/derf/travelynx/issues> or send a
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mail to derf+travelynx@finalrewind.org if there is anything missing or
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ambiguous in this setup manual.
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Updating
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---
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It is recommended to run travelynx directly from the git repository. When
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updating, the workflow depends on whether schema updates need to applied
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or not.
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```
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git pull
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chmod -R a+rX . # only needed if travelynx is running under a different user
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if perl index.pl database has-current-schema | grep -Fq yes; then
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systemctl reload travelynx
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else
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systemctl stop travelynx
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perl index.pl migrate
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systemctl start travelynx
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fi
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```
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Note that this is subject to change -- the application may perform schema
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updates automatically in the future.
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Usage
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For the sake of this manual, we will assume your travelynx instance is running
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on `travelynx.de`
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travelynx journey logging is based on checkin and checkout actions: You check
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into a train when boarding it, and check out again when leaving it. Real-time
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data is saved on both occasions, providing an accurate overview of both
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scheduled and actual journey times.
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## Checking in
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You can check into a train up to 10 minutes before its scheduled departure and
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up to 3 hours after its actual departure (including delays). I recommend
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doing so when it arrives at the station or shortly after boarding.
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First, you need to select the station you want to check in from.
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Navigate to `travelynx.de` or click/tap on the travelynx text in the navigation
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bar. You will see a list of the five stations closest to your current location
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(as reported by your browser). Select the station you're at or enter its
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name or DS100 code manually.
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Now, as soon as you select a train, you will be checked in and travelynx
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will switch to the journey / checkout view.
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## Checking out
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You can check out of a train up to 10 minutes before its scheduled arrival and
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up to 3 hours after its actual arrival. This ensures that accurate real-time
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data for your arrival is available. I recommend checking out when arriving at
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your destination or shortly after having left the train.
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Once checked in, `travelynx.de` will show a list of all upcoming stops. Select
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one to check out there. You can also check out at a specific station by
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navigating to "travelynx.de/s/*station name*" and selecting "Hier auschecken".
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If you forgot to check out in time, or are departing the train at a station
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which is not part of its documented route (and also not part of its documented
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route deviations), or are encountering issues with travelynx' real-time data
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fetcher, the checkout action will fail with an error message along the lines
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of "no real-time data available" or "train not found".
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If you use the checkout link again, travelynx will perform a force checkout: it
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will log that you have left the train at the specified station, but omit
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arrival time, delay, and other real-time data. At the moment, this data cannot
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be specified manually.
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