Meli

Overview:

The Meli theme is a front-end shipping solution that aims to revolutionize the way websites are deployed. It allows users to easily deploy and manage unlimited static sites under a primary domain. Meli offers seamless custom domains redirection, unlimited organizations, teams, and users, and many ways to authenticate. It also automates HTTPS certificate issuance with Let’s Encrypt and supports API with per-endpoint scopes. Additionally, Meli provides integrations with webhooks, Slack, Mattermost, and email for easy communication and collaboration during the development process. The theme is highly customizable and offers password-protected pages, path overrides with in-memory files or reverse proxies, and a single-page application mode for better user experience.

Features:

• Unlimited static sites: Deploy and manage unlimited static sites under a primary domain.
• Unlimited organizations, teams, and users: Collaborate seamlessly with teams and users in different organizations.
• Seamless custom domains redirection: Easily redirect custom domains to the deployed sites.
• Many ways to authenticate: Meli supports multiple authentication methods for secure access.
• Automatic HTTPS certificate issuing: HTTPS certificates are automatically generated using Let’s Encrypt or a private ACME server.
• Deploy branches: Easily deploy branches for continuous integration and testing.
• API with per-endpoint scopes: Fine-grained access control through per-endpoint scopes in the API.
• Integrations: Meli provides integrations with webhooks, Slack, Mattermost, and email for seamless communication.
• Easily deploy and upgrade with Docker Compose: Simple deployment and upgrade process using Docker Compose.

Installation:

To install the Meli theme, follow these steps:

1. Run docker-compose -f ./docker-compose-dev.yml up -d to start the development environment.
2. Configure the server environment variables by copying server/.env.example to server/.env and modifying it as needed.
3. Run npm i && npm start to install dependencies and start the server.
4. Access the Meli UI at http://localhost:8080.
5. Access the Meli API at http://localhost:8080/api, http://localhost:8080/auth, http://localhost:8080/system, and http://localhost:8080/socket.io.

DNS Configuration:

To configure wildcard domains for development, you have a few options:

• Use loopback.sh: Update your .env file to configure your sites to be served at *.loopback.sh. This option requires an internet connection.
• Using /etc/hosts: Edit your /etc/hosts file to add a mapping for each site you add to Meli. This option allows offline development but requires manual reconfiguration.
• Using dnsmasq: Serve your sites at *.test using dnsmasq. This option allows offline development without the need to reconfigure /etc/hosts, but it requires more complex configuration.

Summary:

The Meli theme is a powerful front-end shipping solution that simplifies the deployment and management of static sites. It offers unlimited site deployment under a primary domain, seamless custom domains redirection, and various authentication options. With integrations for webhooks, Slack, Mattermost, and email, collaboration and communication during the development process are made easy. Meli is highly customizable, allowing users to protect pages with passwords, override paths with in-memory files or reverse proxies, and enable single-page application mode. With its Docker Compose-based deployment and upgrade process, Meli provides an efficient and scalable solution for front-end development.