W37l Server README

Overview

The W37l Server is a decentralized social media server using GunDB for data persistence and synchronization across nodes. It allows users to create, update, delete, and fetch posts and comments. It supports both local file-based and AWS S3 bucket persistence. This server is designed to be part of a larger network of W37l servers, contributing to the robustness and decentralization of the infrastructure.

Prerequisites

To run the server, you will need Node.js and npm installed. Additionally, you must set up an environment file (.env) with your AWS credentials, bucket details, and the port number on which the server should run.

.env File Configuration

Create a .env file in the root directory of the project with the following contents:

AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your_access_key_id
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your_secret_access_key
AWS_BUCKET_NAME=your_bucket_name
AWS_REGION=your_bucket_region
PORT=your_port_number

Installation

To install the necessary dependencies, run the following command in your project directory:

npm install

Running the Server

To start the server, run the following command:

npm start

This will launch the server on the port specified in your .env file (default 3000) and connect it to the configured GunDB network and AWS S3 bucket for data persistence.

Server Instance

The primary server instance is running at http://db.w37l.com:3000. For additional server endpoints and to participate in the network, please refer to the servers.json file located in the project directory, which includes a list of active nodes.

API Endpoints

Below are the available REST API endpoints that the server provides:

Posts

• POST /api/post - Create a new post.
• PUT /api/post - Update an existing post.
• DELETE /api/post/:postId - Delete a post by ID.
• GET /api/getAll - Retrieve all posts and comments.
• GET /api/getPosts - Retrieve all posts, with an option to include deleted posts.
• GET /api/getPostById/:postId - Retrieve a specific post by ID.

Comments

• GET /api/getCommentById/:postId - Retrieve a specific comment by ID.
• GET /api/getCommentsByPostId/:postId - Retrieve all comments for a specific post.

Users

• GET /api/getPostsByUserId/:userId - Retrieve all posts made by a specific user.
• GET /api/getCommentsByUserId/:userId - Retrieve all comments made by a specific user.
• GET /api/getPostsCommentedByUser/:userId - Retrieve posts that have comments by a specific user.

Miscellaneous

• GET /servers - Retrieve a list of GunDB servers from the network configuration file.

Community Participation

We encourage you to contribute to the decentralization and robustness of our network by setting up your own server instance. To help the community, update the servers.json file to include your server URL:

{
  "servers": [
    "https://yourserver.com/gun"
  ]
}

This will allow other instances to connect and synchronize with your server, enhancing the network's resilience and distributed nature.