Configure and Launch MyCRT

The next step in the deployment process is to configure MyCRT to run.

1: Environment Variables

Add the following lines to /etc/environment

MYCRT_ENV="demo"
MYCRT_PORT=80
MYCRT_HOST="localhost"

Quit the SSH session and reopen it to apply the environment variables.

1.5: Run Automated Tests (Optional)

Now, the automated tests can finally be run. This is a good way to make sure everything has gone well so far.

cd mycrt/scripts
npm run test

If all tests pass, you're in good shape!

2: Configure the Service

Modify mycrt/service/mycrt.config.json to match the following:

{
   "name": "MyCRT Server1",
   "ssl": false,
   "captures": {
      "mock": false,
      "interval": 360000,
      "intervalOverlap": 60000,
      "metricsDelay": 120000,
      "filePrepDelay": 120000
   },
   "replays": {
      "mock": false,
      "interval": 360000,
      "intervalOverlap": 60000,
      "metricsDelay": 120000,
      "filePrepDelay": 120000
   }
}

For a detailed explanation of all of the configuration options, check here.

Create /etc/systemd/system/mycrt.service

[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/PATH_TO_MYCRT_REPO/service
ExecStart=/usr/bin/npm run mycrt
Restart=always
StandardOutput=syslog
StandardError=syslog
SyslogIdentifier=mycrt-demo
User=root
Group=root
Environment=NODE_ENV=production MYCRT_ENV=demo MYCRT_PORT=80 MYCRT_HOST=localhost

Now, run systemctl status mycrt

You should see the following output:

● mycrt.service
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/mycrt.service; static; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: inactive (dead)

3: Launch MyCRT

Run sudo systemctl start mycrt to start the service. Run curl localhost:80/api/ping to make sure the service has started.

Now, you should be able to access your EC2 instance in the browser with its hostname.

Congratulations! MyCRT is now up and running.

Next (optional) Step

Configure HTTPS/SSL