Galacteek on Cloudron
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Galacteek makes IPFS (Inter Planetary File System) easy. Its tools help you blog, run a Gemini, use IPNS (Inter Planetary Naming System) for content which is updated often, archive and much more.
https://galacteek.gitlab.io/download/#v052
There is a Docker:
https://galacteek.gitlab.io/running-a-node/The user interface runs in a password protected, x11vnc service. IPFS is best run in some sort of container, such as Cloudron. (Pinning files effectively publishes one's IP address.)
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@loudlemur Sounds great, been wanted to get deeper into IPFS for a while so if implemented on CR that could be a nice start.
+1 for me Cheers!
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@loudlemur @micmc Hello, galacteek author here. Recently learned about Cloudron, nice project !
The docker image for galacteek is about 1Gb and that's a bit much, trying to find ways to reduce that to a minimum. If you have ideas on how to improve the docker image i'm quite interested, i'm not sure the x11vnc thing is ideal but it's worked better for me than the trick with the X11 socket.
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@cipres I am not sure specifically, but there are some tips about reducing the number of layers, using a smaller base image size (Alpine) and a dockerignore file might help:
https://learnk8s.io/blog/smaller-docker-images
https://phoenixnap.com/kb/docker-image-size
https://www.ianlewis.org/en/creating-smaller-docker-imagesIt is great you are here, @cipres ! Please give this amazing developer a big welcome, Cloudron!
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@micmc : me too +1
IPFS is interesting but my knowledge needs improving.
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Welcome @cipres !
dapps is so cool! I am an ex-Qt developer, btw. I wrote among other things Qt style sheets, QCompleter, QLabel etc
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@girish Thank you ! Cool, 2011 talk, i'll watch it.
Yeah i think writing dapps in QML has some potential (or it could be a complete dead-end :D), i wrote the necessary interfaces so that from the QML code you can use IPFS functions like pubsub, to broadcast messages efficiently to all the peers. Also it integrates with QtWebEngine so you can load a JS-based ipfs page from your dapp ..
Most people working with ipfs write dapps in NodeJS, it's the classic approach. Ideally we could mix both ... but QML won't let you do async so i write the complex code in python and call that from the QML side.
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@girish Qt is so beautiful!
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Some documentation on how to use SparQL and IPFS from a QML dapp
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New shapshots and docker image. Now when you search for things on the dweb it's automatically cached as RDF so it's way faster to lookup things later on even being offline.
There's also a bash script now to run the latest AppImage snapshot automatically:
curl -L https://galacteek.gitlab.io/galacteek-snapshot-install.sh | bash -
@cipres Thank you!
I hope that Galacteek can be packaged for Cloudron. You have kindly created a fresh Docker. Perhaps somebody will now volunteer to package it.
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@LoudLemur Managed to get the Docker image down to ~820Mb, based on python:3.7-slim. It can be reduced even more but not that much, i'm surprised by the space the xorg packages take on a debian ...
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@cipres Well done! Could somebody take a crack at putting this on Cloudron?
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@LoudLemur I've read the packaging tutorial, i can write and publish the CloudronManifest.json file in the galacteek repo if that helps. It seems that the docker image url/ref is not specified in the manifest but rather that you need to pass it when you run "cloudron install --image ..." ?
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@cipres
Yes you need :- CloudronManifest.json ( can be simple )
- Dockerfile
- source code
Then :
docker build -t <reponame>/<appname>:<tag> .docker push <reponame>/<appname>:<tag>cloudron install --image <reponame>/<appname>:<tag>
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@timconsidine Thank you ! The docker image is already automatically built from gitlab ci and pushed to gitlab's container registry here:
registry.gitlab.com/galacteek/galacteek:pimp-my-dweb-latest-x11vnc
So apart from the manifest there isn't much else that needs to be done it seems ?
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@cipres generally nothing else needed BUT I think the Dockerfile may need to be custom to Cloudron. Depends on how complex the Dockerfile is.
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Generally advised to use latest base build
FROM cloudron/base:3.2.0@sha256:ba1d566164a67c266782545ea9809dc611c4152e27686fd14060332dd88263ea
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May need to consider passing some Cloudron-specific variables for DB connection etc.
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Generally Cloudron deployments are 'static' in terms of system code under
/app/codeand changeable config and data under/app/data. But again not sure if this is essential.
Someone with more technical knowledge and better packaging experience may be able to explain / advise better than me.
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@timconsidine Thanks a lot for your help.The Dockerfile is pretty simple. I don't want to have to maintain 2 different docker images.
Given that the password to access the UI via VNC is printed on the console when the container is started, won't be that be a problem when running it from cloudron ?
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@cipres Understood about different images
All you can do is try ! Maybe stock image deploys fine on CloudronAbout password, it is possible to view the runtime logs on install.
You just need to tell people to do that.I can try if you want.
But http://registry.gitlab.com/galacteek/galacteek:pimp-my-dweb-latest-x11vnc comes up as 404 (I will try again)I don't know how VNC is going to work, but would be interested to find out.
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@cipres if you have a stock image, I guess it could just be
cloudron install --image http://registry.gitlab.com/galacteek/galacteek:pimp-my-dweb-latest-x11vnc... providing there is a CloudronManifest.json
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@timconsidine said in Galacteek on Cloudron:
@cipres Understood about different images
All you can do is try ! Maybe stock image deploys fine on CloudronI tried.
But got this :$ cloudron install --image http://registry.gitlab.com/galacteek/galacteek:pimp-my-dweb-latest-x11vnc Location: 3.appx.uk Failed to install app: 400 message: Manifest error: Invalid docker image nameMaybe related to that 404 I mentioned
Or something else I don't understand !EDIT : I don't understand about IPFS or what Galacteek is doing : sorry
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@cipres Even though I little idea about what I am building, I am trying to build a Cloudron Dockerfile
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@cipres
I am getting errorsCOPY docs /usr/local/galacteek/docs/
I think this should beCOPY galacteek/docs /usr/local/galacteek/docs/More seriously I am getting :
#10 40.69 import cryptography #10 40.69 ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'cryptography' #10 40.69 ---------------------------------------- #10 40.93 ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: python setup.py egg_info Check the logs for full command output.I tried to add cryptography to requirements.txt but it didn't work
Exploring ...EDIT : can't get past
#10 1.621 Collecting cryptography #10 1.716 Downloading cryptography-36.0.1-cp36-abi3-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl (3.8 MB) #10 3.071 ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement pip3 (from versions: none) #10 3.077 ERROR: No matching distribution found for pip3Blocked
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Why do you add http:// ? I think that's the issue. This works for me.
docker pull registry.gitlab.com/galacteek/galacteek:pimp-my-dweb-latest-x11vncI don't have cloudron installed yet. I wrote the CloudronManifest.json, will push it soon. Should the CloudronManifest.json file also be inside the docker container's filesystem ?
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@timconsidine The Dockerfile for the x11vnc image is called Dockerfile.debian.x11vnc in the pimp-my-dweb branch.
docker build -f Dockerfile.debian.x11vnc .But no need to build it, better use the available image in the gitlab registry.
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@cipres I just clicked the link. Probably shouldn't have done. Ignore that.
I tried building with recommended cloudron base image but that generated above errors. Maybe I was trying to be too clever.
Tried again with your base image in your Dockerfile.
That's building now better but still run into errors.
Will report back.CloudronManifest.json just need to be in project directory.
Doesn't need adding, just accessible when runningcloudron install.
Don't worry about sharing for now.Rather than me fill this topic with dev issues, maybe we should take this to chat ?
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@timconsidine Yes better in the chat, thanks.
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@cipres @timconsidine - you people are heroes!
This is so powerful. I can't wait to try this. Please let us know how to get it going if you get it ready.
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@LoudLemur said in Galacteek on Cloudron:
@cipres @timconsidine - you people are heroes!
@cipres might be
I'm just a blundering monkeyI'm not convinced it will be possible to get a working build, but we're certainly trying
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@LoudLemur @timconsidine adapted the Dockerfile for Cloudron, i hope we can fix the remaining issues.
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@cipres Great! What is the latest on progress here? Has anybody managed to deploy Galacteek on Cloudron yet?
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@LoudLemur I am finishing packaging it. We're almost there, but resolving some issues.
To be honest @LoudLemur I am not sure that performance as a Cloudron app will be enough for most people. Mostly because it is quite demanding in terms of memory (so if your Cloudron instance is running lots of apps or has limited RAM for the VPS), it will probably seem quite slow.
In addition it will depend where your Cloudron server is located. If it is a VPS in the cloud, which is probably true for 90% of people (??), you will need to use VNC from your local device to the server, over a SSH tunnel. That is going to reduce speed and increase screen refresh/lag times.
If your Cloudron server is on your home network, you won't need a ssh tunnel for the VNC ..... but it will still be VNC speeds for screen activity.
I downloaded the Galacteek app for Mac, and even running locally it is quite demanding (mind you, I do usually have a ton of apps running locally).
I am very interested in IPFS and using this packaging project to learn about the subject (and to advance my packaging skills). But I have to be honest and say that I am very likely to not use a Cloudron-installation of Galacteek, but a native app. So please be sure you check out those options also.
I think for Coudron, we may need some other kind of IPFS server app. But I'm still learning about the subject.
@cipres, if I said something not true in the above, please feel free to correct me ! Actually no, don't feel free : PLEASE correct me.
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@timconsidine Everything you said is very accurate. The RAM requirements have to be considered, it will likely be an issue on a VPS. Thanks again for doing the work on the packaging, it's never lost ..
The primary use case on cloudron i think wouldn't be to access the UI via VNC (although you still could) but to act as a node on the network to cache linked data. galacteek uses RDF and SparQL (over libp2p tunnels, so it's fully P2P) to exchange linked data between peers. This works pretty well but needs some optimization (synchronization is slow).
I think it's best to wait a bit to see how it can best be deployed, there's no rush.
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@cipres I don't know if ipfs-lite might be usable and able to reduce the size:
https://github.com/hsanjuan/ipfs-lite
Also, there is an IPFS Docker registry
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@timconsidine can you share your packaging? happy to look at it as well
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@doodlemania2 : Sure.
I got it as far as my competencies allowed before the Ukraine war started on 24th Feb
Haven't touched it since then. In Warsaw for 2-3 weeks trying to get family out and get visas.
I will try to find the code, but I am not sure I have access on this laptop. Will check.I'm still bit unsure whether it is a good fit for Cloudron, as per messages above. But maybe your better skills can make it so !
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@doodlemania2 I seem to have been a bit more efficient than I normally am.
There is a repo here : https://git.cloudron.io/timconsidine/cloudron-galacteek
2 issues :- it's not loading for me at the moment, but looks like there are some files there ! Maybe it will load for you.
- I am not convinced it's the absolute latest version, but maybe that doesn't matter, and you can pick up from a not-quite-latest commit.
I will try to get remote access to the computer in office to check if any o/s commits. But I ran out the door when leaving, so not sure what devices I left on/connected.
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@timconsidine Not a problem and please take good care of your family! Will look as soon as I can.
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@LoudLemur Sorry bit of a late reply .. No, go-ipfs really doesn't take much disk space that's not a problem. ipfs-lite only provides the strict minimum (great project), but galacteek needs and uses the whole ipfs stack, things like streams and pubsub.
A flatpak repository is now available. I'll integrate tim's work in the main repo but i can't test it (don't have cloudron).
@timconsidine hope you're ok, thanks again for the work you did on this
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@cipres thank you, bit of a tough time.
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@timconsidine Built the docker image, all good. Only thing i've changed .. i'm using "python -m http.server 8000" instead of the server.js script to run the health check service. That got me wondering how the "node /app/code/server.js" command could work because nodejs isn't being installed anywhere ?
One question: does the Dockerfile for cloudron need to be named "Dockerfile" ? Or is it allowed to have it named "Dockerfile.cloudron" for example. If not, that's fine i'll symlink it.
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@timconsidine Just pushed the code in the pimp-my-dweb branch (see Dockerfile.cloudron). Tried the docker image, it works, and the healthcheck on port 8000 should work. Had to fix a few things, /app/code/bin wasn't in PATH, it couldn't find go-ipfs ..
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@staff is there a way to use the demo cloudron for testing new apps?
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@robi Yes, sure, install away. Are you asking for a way to make sure the app does not get uninstalled by someone else?
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@girish wasn't sure about -cli auth and apps not in the app store or 3rd party docker repos.
