ephemeri-chat

Hosting the server

This server is designed to run on Heroku.

Step 1: Create a new Heroku app

Sign up for a Heroku account and Create a new app. Name it something like ephemeri-chat-1.

Step 2: Set system public/private keys

Obtain a public/private key pair using the test-ephemeri-chat app.

In the Heroku web console, open the Settings for your project and add two configuration variables: SYSTEM_PUBLIC_KEY and SYSTEM_PRIVATE_KEY.

Step 3: Clone and set up this repo

Follow the instructions in the Heroku web console to install the Heroku CLI and log in to Heroku from your computer. Then clone and set up this repo.

heroku login

git clone <this-repo>
cd ephemeri-chat

# replace with the name of your project
heroku git:remote -a ephemeri-chat-1

To deploy the server:

git push heroku main

Make a note of the URL where the server is being hosted. For example it might be https://ephemeri-chat-1.herokuapp.com. This URL along with the proxy secret will allow clients to connect to services.