data.gov.uk Find

This repository contains the beta-stage frontend component of data.gov.uk

How to run this repo locally

There are currently 3 ways to run this repo locally:

Via govuk-dgu-charts - An end to end setup from ckan to opensearch to Find. This is the presently most supported means for running Find and is recommended for local development. Instructions for how to setup and run Find this way available on the linked repo.
Manual installation. Instructions for this below.
Via govuk-docker - You can make Find as you would any other repo supported by govuk-docker using this method. This is the quickest means to setup Find however this will not give you a complete visual setup and is primarily for running tests.

Manual installation

Prerequisites

You will need to install the following for development.

rbenv or similar to manage ruby versions
bundler to manage gems
opensearch search engine
postgresql database
yarn to manage node packages
data.gov.uk Publish to populate opensearch

Most of these can be installed with Homebrew on a Mac.

Getting Started

First run bin/setup to bundle, etc. Then run rails s.

Deployment

See the developer docs on data.gov.uk deployment

Example application URLs

Find landing page: https://data.gov.uk
Search results: https://data.gov.uk/search?filters%5Btopic%5D=Environment
Dataset: https://data.gov.uk/dataset/ce5f9a81-742d-4446-8610-2ec138e1b7e5/st-john-s-lake-intertidal-biotope-map-tamar-estuary-plymouth
Dataset with publisher login: https://data.gov.uk/dataset/cf725d50-6535-4f8b-bc98-5ab01aa866a7/grants-to-voluntary-community-and-social-enterprise-organisations-local-government-transparency-code
Support page: https://data.gov.uk/support
Publisher login page: https://data.gov.uk/publishers