Server backend for Osteppy App - OSTEP that:

• Manage EoDs (End of Day).
• Check unintended open ports on research machines.

Slash commands on Slack

• /eod: submits an EoD. EoD can be re-submitted within one day, it'll replace the previous submitted EoD.
• /eod :<icon>: same as above but with custom Slack icon.
• /add-to-eod: add a single task to current EoD.
• /remove-from-eod <index>: remove a single task from current EoD (index starts from 0).
• /list-ports: list registered ports on research machines.
• /list-ports <domain>: list registered ports on a specific domain (ex. /list-ports sweden).

Project structure

The server uses Nest.JS to manage different modules:

• /src/database: manages database, currently used to store EoDs and port checking data.
• /src/slack: communicates with Slack server API.
• /src/users: manages RA profiles.
• /src/system: manages port checking.

Installation

1. Clone the repo.
2. Install dependencies via npm i.
3. Config environment variables from the example file cp env.example .env.
   • COMPOSE_FILE=docker-compose.yml;production.yml for running the server.
   • COMPOSE_FILE=docker-compose.yml;development.yml for developing the server.
   • Complete other fields based on the Slack workspace.
4. Config registered open ports from the example file cp /config_files/domains.example.json domains.json.
   • Ports checking will automatically run every hour and post results on PORT_CHECKER_CHANNEL defined in .env.
5. Run the server with docker-compose up --build [-d] (-d for detach mode).
   • In development mode, only database container runs with docker-compose. The node.js server runs seperately by npm run start:dev for convenience.
6. Stop the server with docker-compose down.

Current setup for OSTEP

• Slack API: https://api.slack.com/apps/ACQG3QHBJ
• Slack API Slash commands: https://api.slack.com/apps/ACQG3QHBJ/slash-commands
• Osteppy is hosted on spain.cdot.systems:/opt/Osteppy/
  • Registered ports config is at spain.cdot.systems:/opt/Osteppy/config_files/domains.json
  • To change the ports, either modify the config file and re-run the server, or modify the config file INSIDE the running docker container and re-load the config via localhost:<PORT>/system/load-domains as defined in /src/system/system.controller.ts (no need to re-run the server).