Fully tested the remote database

Added default host for the admin account

.envdev

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 WEB_PORT=3000
 
 DB_HOSTNAME=localhost
+DB_PORTNAME=3306
+
 DB_DATABASE=template
 DB_USERNAME=template
 DB_PASSWORD=pikachu

README.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ The primary technology involved is:
 * React
 * Nodejs
 * MariaDB (with Sequelize)
-* Docker (with docker-compose)
+* Docker (with docker compose)
 
 This template is designed to support the development of persistent browser based games (PBBGs), but it, and it's component microservices, can be used elsewhere.
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ A clean install is this easy:
 git clone https://github.com/krgamestudios/MERN-template.git
 cd MERN-template
 node configure-script.js
-docker-compose up --build
+docker compose up --build
 ```
 
 # Setup Development

client/pages/administration/panels/news-editor.jsx

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const NewsEditor = props => {
 
 	//run once
 	useEffect(() => {
-		fetch(`${process.env.NEWS_URI}/news/metadata?limit=999`)
+		fetch(`${process.env.NEWS_URI}/news/metadata?page_size=999`)
 			.then(res => res.json())
 			.then(json => {
 				setArticles(json)

client/pages/utilities/token-provider.jsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect, createContext } from 'react';
-import decode from 'jwt-decode';
+import { jwtDecode } from 'jwt-decode';
 
 export const TokenContext = createContext();
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const TokenProvider = props => {
 		let bearer = accessToken;
 
 		//if expired (10 minutes, normally)
-		const expired = new Date(decode(accessToken).exp * 1000) < Date.now();
+		const expired = new Date(jwtDecode(accessToken).exp) < Date.now() / 1000;
 
 		if (expired) {
 			//BUGFIX: if logging out, just skip over the refresh token
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ const TokenProvider = props => {
 			//ping the auth server for a new access token
 			const response = await fetch(`${process.env.AUTH_URI}/auth/token`, {
 				method: 'POST',
+				headers: {
+					'Authorization': `Bearer ${bearer}`
+				},
 				credentials: 'include'
 			});
 
@@ -79,13 +82,19 @@ const TokenProvider = props => {
 
 	//access the refreshed token via callback
 	const tokenCallback = async (cb) => {
+		//use this?
+		let bearer = accessToken;
+
 		//if expired (10 minutes, normally)
-		const expired = new Date(decode(accessToken).exp * 1000) < Date.now();
+		const expired = new Date(jwtDecode(accessToken).exp) < Date.now() / 1000;
 
 		if (expired) {
 			//ping the auth server for a new token
 			const response = await fetch(`${process.env.AUTH_URI}/auth/token`, {
 				method: 'POST',
+				headers: {
+					'Authorization': `Bearer ${bearer}`
+				},
 				credentials: 'include'
 			});
 
@@ -110,7 +119,7 @@ const TokenProvider = props => {
 	};
 
 	return (
-		<TokenContext.Provider value={{ accessToken, setAccessToken, tokenFetch, tokenCallback, getPayload: () => decode(accessToken) }}>
+		<TokenContext.Provider value={{ accessToken, setAccessToken, tokenFetch, tokenCallback, getPayload: () => jwtDecode(accessToken) }}>
 			{props.children}
 		</TokenContext.Provider>
 	)

configure-script.js

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const question = (prompt, def = null) => {
 
 Currently, all microservices are mandatory; you'll have to mess with the result
 and the source code if you wish to be more selective. Microservices currently
-impelented are:
+implemented are:
 
 * auth-server
 * news-server
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ See https://github.com/krgamestudios/MERN-template/wiki for help.
 	//determine local computer address for mac user vs everyone else
 	let macUser = '';
 	while (macUser.toLowerCase() !== 'yes' && macUser.toLowerCase() !== 'no') {
-		macUser = await question('Will the MERN Template be running locally on a MacOS system? (yes or no)', '');
+		macUser = await question('Will the MERN-Template be running locally on a MacOS system? (yes or no, this only alters startup.sql)', '');
 	}
 
 	const localAddress = macUser ? 'localhost' : '%';
@@ -58,13 +58,48 @@ See https://github.com/krgamestudios/MERN-template/wiki for help.
 	const projectName = await question('Project Name', 'template');
 	const projectWebAddress = await question('Project Web Address', 'example.com');
 
+  let projectDBLocation = '';
+  while (typeof projectDBLocation != 'string' || /^[le]/i.test(projectDBLocation[0]) == false) {
+    projectDBLocation = await question('Project [l]ocal or [e]xternal database?');
+  }
+
+  let projectDBHost = '';
+  let projectDBPort = '';
+
+  if (/^[l]/i.test(projectDBLocation[0])) {
+    projectDBHost = 'database';
+    projectDBPort = '3306';
+  }
+  else {
+    projectDBHost = await question('Project DB Host');
+    projectDBPort = await question('Project DB Port', '3306');
+  }
+
 	const projectDBUser = await question('Project DB Username', projectName);
 	const projectDBPass = await question('Project DB Password', 'pikachu');
 
 	//news configuration
 	const newsName = await question('News Name', 'news');
 	const newsWebAddress = await question('News Web Address', `${newsName}.${projectWebAddress}`);
-	const newsDBUser = await question('News DB Username', newsName);
+
+  let newsDBLocation = '';
+  while (typeof newsDBLocation != 'string' || /^[le]/i.test(newsDBLocation[0]) == false) {
+    newsDBLocation = await question('News [l]ocal or [e]xternal database?');
+  }
+
+  let newsDBHost = '';
+  let newsDBPort = '';
+
+  if (/^[l]/i.test(newsDBLocation[0])) {
+    newsDBHost = 'database';
+    newsDBPort = '3306';
+  }
+  else {
+    newsDBHost = await question('News DB Host');
+    newsDBPort = await question('News DB Port', '3306');
+  }
+
+  const newsDBUser = await question('News DB Username', newsName);
 	const newsDBPass = await question('News DB Password', 'venusaur');
 
 	//auth configuration
@@ -72,7 +107,25 @@ See https://github.com/krgamestudios/MERN-template/wiki for help.
 	const authWebAddress = await question('Auth Web Address', `${authName}.${projectWebAddress}`);
 	const authPostValidationHookArray = await question('Auth Post Validation Hook Array', '');
 	const authResetAddress = await question('Auth Reset Addr', `${projectWebAddress}/reset`);
-	const authDBUser = await question('Auth DB Username', authName);
+
+  let authDBLocation = '';
+  while (typeof authDBLocation != 'string' || /^[le]/i.test(authDBLocation[0]) == false) {
+    authDBLocation = await question('Auth [l]ocal or [e]xternal database?');
+  }
+
+  let authDBHost = '';
+  let authDBPort = '';
+
+  if (/^[l]/i.test(authDBLocation[0])) {
+    authDBHost = 'database';
+    authDBPort = '3306';
+  }
+  else {
+    authDBHost = await question('Auth DB Host');
+    authDBPort = await question('Auth DB Port', '3306');
+  }
+
+  const authDBUser = await question('Auth DB Username', authName);
 	const authDBPass = await question('Auth DB Password', 'charizard');
 
 	const emailSMTP = await question('Email SMTP', 'smtp.example.com');
@@ -83,7 +136,25 @@ See https://github.com/krgamestudios/MERN-template/wiki for help.
 	//chat goes here
 	const chatName = await question('Chat Name', 'chat');
 	const chatWebAddress = await question('Chat Web Address', `${chatName}.${projectWebAddress}`);
-	const chatDBUser = await question('Chat DB Username', chatName);
+
+  let chatDBLocation = '';
+  while (typeof chatDBLocation != 'string' || /^[le]/i.test(chatDBLocation[0]) == false) {
+    chatDBLocation = await question('Chat [l]ocal or [e]xternal database?');
+  }
+
+  let chatDBHost = '';
+  let chatDBPort = '';
+
+  if (/^[l]/i.test(chatDBLocation[0])) {
+    chatDBHost = 'database';
+    chatDBPort = '3306';
+  }
+  else {
+    chatDBHost = await question('Chat DB Host');
+    chatDBPort = await question('Chat DB Port', '3306');
+  }
+
+  const chatDBUser = await question('Chat DB Username', chatName);
 	const chatDBPass = await question('Chat DB Password', 'blastoise');
 
 	//database configuration
@@ -99,11 +170,14 @@ See https://github.com/krgamestudios/MERN-template/wiki for help.
 
 	//MUST be at least 8 chars
 	let tmpPass = '';
+  let tmpHost = '';
 	while (defaultUser && tmpPass.length < 8) {
 		console.log('--All passwords must be at least 8 characters long--');
 		tmpPass = await question('Default Admin Pass', '');
+    tmpHost = await question('Default Admin Host', '');
 	}
 	const defaultPass = tmpPass;
+  const defaultHost = tmpHost;
 
 	if (defaultUser) {
 		console.log(`Default user email will be: ${defaultUser}@${authWebAddress}`);
@@ -113,18 +187,17 @@ See https://github.com/krgamestudios/MERN-template/wiki for help.
 	const supportEmail = await question('Support Email', emailUser);
 
 	//misc. configuration
-	const projectPort = 3000;
-	const newsPort = 3100;
-	const authPort = 3200;
-	const chatPort = 3300;
+	const projectPort = '3000';
+	const newsPort = '3100';
+	const authPort = '3200';
+	const chatPort = '3300';
 
 const ymlfile = `
-version: "3.8"
 services:
   ${projectName}:
     build: .
     ports:
-      - "${projectPort}"
+      - ${projectPort}
     labels:
       - traefik.enable=true
       - traefik.http.routers.${projectName}router.rule=Host(\`${projectWebAddress}\`)
@@ -134,7 +207,8 @@ services:
       - traefik.http.services.${projectName}service.loadbalancer.server.port=${projectPort}
     environment:
       - WEB_PORT=${projectPort}
-      - DB_HOSTNAME=database
+      - DB_HOSTNAME=${projectDBHost}
+      - DB_PORTNAME=${projectDBPort}
       - DB_DATABASE=${projectName}
       - DB_USERNAME=${projectDBUser}
       - DB_PASSWORD=${projectDBPass}
@@ -143,10 +217,13 @@ services:
       - AUTH_URI=https://${authWebAddress}
       - CHAT_URI=https://${chatWebAddress}
       - SECRET_ACCESS=${accessToken}
+    volumes:
+      - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
+      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
     networks:
       - app-network
-    depends_on:
-      - database
+    depends_on:${ projectDBHost != 'database' ? '' : `
+      - database`}
       - traefik
 
   ${newsName}:
@@ -162,17 +239,21 @@ services:
       - traefik.http.services.${newsName}service.loadbalancer.server.port=${newsPort}
     environment:
       - WEB_PORT=${newsPort}
-      - DB_HOSTNAME=database
+      - DB_HOSTNAME=${newsDBHost}
+      - DB_PORTNAME=${newsDBPort}
       - DB_DATABASE=${newsName}
       - DB_USERNAME=${newsDBUser}
       - DB_PASSWORD=${newsDBPass}
       - DB_TIMEZONE=${dbTimeZone}
-      - QUERY_LIMIT=10
+      - PAGE_SIZE=10
       - SECRET_ACCESS=${accessToken}
+    volumes:
+      - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
+      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
     networks:
       - app-network
-    depends_on:
-      - database
+    depends_on:${ newsDBHost != 'database' ? '' : `
+      - database`}
       - traefik
 
   ${authName}:
@@ -192,7 +273,8 @@ services:
       - HOOK_POST_VALIDATION_ARRAY=${authPostValidationHookArray}
       - WEB_RESET_ADDRESS=${authResetAddress}
       - WEB_PORT=${authPort}
-      - DB_HOSTNAME=database
+      - DB_HOSTNAME=${authDBHost}
+      - DB_PORTNAME=${authDBPort}
       - DB_DATABASE=${authName}
       - DB_USERNAME=${authDBUser}
       - DB_PASSWORD=${authDBPass}
@@ -202,13 +284,17 @@ services:
       - MAIL_PASSWORD=${emailPass}
       - MAIL_PHYSICAL=${emailPhysical}
       - ADMIN_DEFAULT_USERNAME=${defaultUser}
+      - ADMIN_DEFAULT_HOSTNAME=${defaultHost}
       - ADMIN_DEFAULT_PASSWORD=${defaultPass}
       - SECRET_ACCESS=${accessToken}
       - SECRET_REFRESH=${refreshToken}
+    volumes:
+      - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
+      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
     networks:
       - app-network
-    depends_on:
-      - database
+    depends_on:${ authDBHost != 'database' ? '' : `
+      - database`}
       - traefik
 
   ${chatName}:
@@ -224,18 +310,23 @@ services:
       - traefik.http.services.${chatName}service.loadbalancer.server.port=${chatPort}
     environment:
       - WEB_PORT=${chatPort}
-      - DB_HOSTNAME=database
+      - DB_HOSTNAME=${chatDBHost}
+      - DB_PORTNAME=${chatDBPort}
       - DB_DATABASE=${chatName}
       - DB_USERNAME=${chatDBUser}
       - DB_PASSWORD=${chatDBPass}
       - DB_TIMEZONE=${dbTimeZone}
       - SECRET_ACCESS=${accessToken}
+    volumes:
+      - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
+      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
     networks:
       - app-network
-    depends_on:
-      - database
+    depends_on:${ chatDBHost != 'database' ? '' : `
+      - database`}
       - traefik
 
+${ [projectDBHost, newsDBHost, authDBHost, chatDBHost].some(x => x == "database") == false ? '' : `
   database:
     image: mariadb
     restart: always
@@ -244,11 +335,13 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./mysql:/var/lib/mysql
       - ./startup.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/startup.sql:ro
+      - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
+      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
     networks:
       - app-network
-
+`}
   traefik:
-    image: traefik:v2.4
+    image: traefik:latest
     container_name: traefik
     command:
       - --log.level=ERROR
@@ -269,6 +362,8 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./letsencrypt:/letsencrypt
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
+      - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
+      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
     networks:
       - app-network
 
@@ -278,7 +373,7 @@ networks:
 `;
 
 	const dockerfile = `
-FROM node:21-bookworm-slim
+FROM node:22-bookworm-slim
 WORKDIR "/app"
 COPY . /app
 RUN mkdir /app/public

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mern-template",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.5.1",
   "description": "A website template using the MERN stack.",
   "main": "server/server.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -21,40 +21,40 @@
     "url": "git+https://github.com/KRGameStudios/MERN-template.git"
   },
   "author": "Kayne Ruse",
-  "license": "ISC",
+  "license": "Zlib",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/KRGameStudios/MERN-template/issues"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/KRGameStudios/MERN-template#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "^7.23.6",
-    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.23.6",
-    "@babel/preset-react": "^7.23.3",
+    "@babel/core": "^7.24.5",
+    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.24.5",
+    "@babel/preset-react": "^7.24.1",
     "babel-loader": "^9.1.3",
     "clean-webpack-plugin": "^4.0.0",
-    "compression-webpack-plugin": "^10.0.0",
-    "concurrently": "^7.6.0",
-    "css-loader": "^6.8.1",
+    "compression-webpack-plugin": "^11.1.0",
+    "concurrently": "^8.2.2",
+    "css-loader": "^7.1.1",
     "dateformat": "^5.0.3",
-    "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
-    "express": "^4.18.2",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+    "express": "^4.19.2",
     "html-webpack-plugin": "^5.6.0",
-    "jwt-decode": "^3.1.2",
-    "mariadb": "^3.2.3",
-    "react": "^18.2.0",
-    "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
+    "jwt-decode": "^4.0.0",
+    "mariadb": "^3.3.0",
+    "react": "^18.3.1",
+    "react-dom": "^18.3.1",
     "react-router": "^6.3.0",
-    "react-router-dom": "^6.21.1",
+    "react-router-dom": "^6.23.0",
     "react-select": "^5.8.0",
-    "sequelize": "^6.35.2",
-    "socket.io-client": "^4.7.2",
-    "style-loader": "^3.3.3",
-    "webpack": "^5.89.0",
-    "webpack-bundle-analyzer": "^4.10.1",
+    "sequelize": "^6.37.3",
+    "socket.io-client": "^4.7.5",
+    "style-loader": "^4.0.0",
+    "webpack": "^5.91.0",
+    "webpack-bundle-analyzer": "^4.10.2",
     "webpack-cli": "^5.1.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "nodemon": "^3.0.2",
-    "webpack-dev-server": "^4.15.1"
+    "nodemon": "^3.1.0",
+    "webpack-dev-server": "^5.0.4"
   }
 }

server/database/index.js

@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ const Sequelize = require('sequelize');
 
 const sequelize = new Sequelize(process.env.DB_DATABASE, process.env.DB_USERNAME, process.env.DB_PASSWORD, {
 	host: process.env.DB_HOSTNAME,
+	port: process.env.DB_PORTNAME,
 	dialect: 'mariadb',
 	timezone: process.env.DB_TIMEZONE,
 	logging: process.env.DB_LOGGING ? console.log : false
 });
 
-sequelize.sync();
-
-module.exports = sequelize;
+module.exports = sequelize;

server/server.js

@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@ app.get('*', (req, res) => {
 server.listen(process.env.WEB_PORT || 3000, async (err) => {
 	await database.sync();
 	console.log(`listening to localhost:${process.env.WEB_PORT || 3000}`);
+	console.log(`database located at ${process.env.DB_HOSTNAME || '<default>'}:${process.env.DB_PORTNAME || '<default>'}`);
 });

tools/create_database.sql

@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
-#This file only needs to be run once, during initial development setup
-#This file isnt needed for actual deployment
+#use this while debugging
+CREATE DATABASE template;
+CREATE USER 'template'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'pikachu';
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON template.* TO 'template'@'%';
 
-#Create the development database
-CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS template;
-USE template;
-
-#Create the database user
-CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS 'template'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'pikachu';
-GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON template.* TO 'template'@'%';

webpack.config.js

@@ -91,11 +91,12 @@ module.exports = ({ production, development, local, analyze }) => {
 				}
 			},
 
-			proxy: {
-				'/api': {
-					target: 'http://localhost:3000'
+			proxy: [
+				{
+					context: ['/api'],
+					target: 'http://localhost:3000',
 				}
-			},
+			],
 
 			static: '/public',