Grist | The Evolution of Spreadsheets

[timconsidine]

Anyone want Grist ?

Grist-core now packaged as a custom app.

I will add it to CCAI if requested
(don't take this the wrong way but needs a request - sometimes there is initial appetite for an app and it dissipates over time and this is quite an old Wishlist item)

[shrey]

Hi @timconsidine, i would certainly like to try out your Grist package.

After initially not finding Grist on Cloudron, i ended up deploying it on another VPS, using a Portainer/docker-compose based setup.

Would be great if the complete Grist package can be managed within Cloudron itself!

[timconsidine]

@shrey ok will post it here

“Complete package” ?
As I understand it, the open source web version is called grist-core. Don’t know why “core”.
It’s probably the same as your docker-compose version.
Maybe the SaaS hosted or thick clients have extra.

Disclaimer : I suffer from PSSD (post spreadsheet stress disorder) so not an expert on Grist and not used it heavily. But saw there was a demand for it -and it looks cool.

[timconsidine]

@shrey

Grist for Cloudron now shared.

Git repo : https://git.cloudron.io/timconsidine/cloudron-gristcore
Built docker image : tcmbp132021/cloudron-gristcore:v1.1.0
Available on hosted CCAI or use your own private CCAI-P (remember to pull the latest master catalogue

[Camille]

@timconsidine : Thanks very much for this, I'll test asap

[timconsidine]

@Camille no rush

Let me know any issues.
Not sure I will use much myself so might not encounter them.

I packaged because there seemed to be demand by others. Hope it helps.

[jdaviescoates]

@timconsidine I think part of the interest is that I think it integrates with Outline

[timconsidine]

OMG an integration
Ok will investigate

[girish]

@timconsidine I tested this package (2-3 days ago) and it installs and runs well! When I create a new spreadsheet , clicking on a cell throws some error . Do you see the same?

[girish]

It has something to do with grist sandboxing. GRIST_SANDBOX_FLAVOR can apparently be pyodide or gvisor. Not sure which one we have to use, but the Dockerfile has some python install, so we are going for pyodide is it?

https://support.getgrist.com/self-managed/#how-do-i-sandbox-documents

[timconsidine]

@girish I will check it out
Thanks for taking a look at it

Just trying to get AppFlowy and ZeroNet out the door.
Will then re-check Grist package

Pretty sure it is pyodide from memory

[girish]

Looks like pyodide wants deno (?) There is some confusing error.

In the meantime, I am trying to make some sense of gVisor . If we want this, it will require support from the platform via some extension to the manifest.

[robi]

@girish if you're doing this, might as well revisit Nestybox and Sysbox the container runtime.

[girish]

I don't think we will add a new container runtime. gVisor needs one - https://gvisor.dev/docs/user_guide/install/ . We have to get grist working with pyodide somehow.

BTW, is https://www.nestybox.com/ dead? Gives me bad cert error.