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How to run a local copy of jsPerf

Prerequisites

1. Node.js (see preferred version in .nvmrc)
2. MySQL
3. Install 1. macOS: brew install mysql
4. Initialize: mysql -uroot -e "CREATE DATABASE jsperf; GRANT ALL ON jsperf.* TO 'jsuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'jspass'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"
5. Get a Browserscope.org API key by signing in and going to the settings page.
6. Register a new OAuth GitHub application. Leave the callback URL blank. Copy the "Client ID" and "Client Secret".

Setup

1. Install dependencies: npm install
2. Create a .env file (will be ignored by git) with the following variables (VAR_NAME=value):

NODE_ENV=development
# from Prerequisites step 2.2
MYSQL_USER=jsuser
MYSQL_PASSWORD=jspass
MYSQL_DATABASE=jsperf
# from Prerequisites step 3
BROWSERSCOPE=
# from Prerequisites step 4
GITHUB_CLIENT_ID=
GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET=
GITHUB_CALLBACK=http://localhost:3000

BELL_COOKIE_PASS=password-should-be-32-characters
COOKIE_PASS=password-should-be-32-characters

# customizable but not recommended for local development
# SCHEME=http
# DOMAIN=localhost
# PORT=3000
# MYSQL_HOST=localhost
# MYSQL_PORT=3306
# LOGGLY_TOKEN=
# LOGGLY_SUBDOMAIN=
# REDIS_HOST=
# REDIS_PORT=
# REDIS_PASSWORD=

Start

• correct version of node
• mysql running
• .env created with your values

npm start

Hopefully everything smoothly started up and you're ready to start contributing. If not, check out the wiki for debugging tips.

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