glitch_automata_lab/DEPLOY.md

Deploy CA Lab Studio

Deploy glitch_voxel_automata_lab, not glitch_voxel_automata.

This app is the CA Lab Studio service:

• Express API at /api/ca/*
• React admin app at /admin
• React viewer/recorder routes at /view/*
• Postgres database via DATABASE_URL

Build

nvm use 20
npm --prefix backend ci
npm run build

The build creates:

backend/dist/server.js
backend/public/admin/index.html
backend/public/admin/assets/*

Start

DATABASE_URL=postgres://... PORT=3100 npm start

Run migrations before starting or during release:

DATABASE_URL=postgres://... npm run migrate

Docker

docker build -t ca-lab-studio .
docker run --rm -p 3100:3100 \
  -e DATABASE_URL=postgres://... \
  ca-lab-studio

The container serves the app at:

http://localhost:3100/admin
http://localhost:3100/view/decks/:deckId