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.github/workflows/build-rock.yaml

@@ -20,18 +20,19 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create files required by GoCert
         run: |
-          printf 'key_path:  "/etc/config/key.pem"\ncert_path: "/etc/config/cert.pem"\ndb_path: "/etc/config/certs.db"\nport: 3000\npebble_notifications: true\n' > config.yaml
+          printf 'key_path:  "/etc/gocert/config/key.pem"\ncert_path: "/etc/gocert/config/cert.pem"\ndb_path: "/var/lib/gocert/database/certs.db"\nport: 3000\npebble_notifications: true\n' > config.yaml
           openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout key.pem -x509 -days 1 -out cert.pem -subj "/CN=githubaction.example"
 
       - name: Run the image
         run: |
           docker run -d -p 3000:3000 --name gocert gocert:latest
       - name: Load config
         run: |
-          docker exec gocert /usr/bin/pebble mkdir /etc/config
-          docker cp key.pem gocert:/etc/config/key.pem
-          docker cp cert.pem gocert:/etc/config/cert.pem
-          docker cp config.yaml gocert:/etc/config/config.yaml
+          docker exec gocert /usr/bin/pebble mkdir -p /etc/gocert/config
+          docker exec gocert /usr/bin/pebble mkdir -p /var/lib/gocert/database
+          docker cp key.pem gocert:/etc/gocert/config/key.pem
+          docker cp cert.pem gocert:/etc/gocert/config/cert.pem
+          docker cp config.yaml gocert:/etc/gocert/config/config.yaml
           docker restart gocert
       - name: Check if GoCert frontend is loaded
         run: |

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Contributing
 
 ## Getting Started
+You can build and run the program by following these steps:
 
 1. Install Go and Nodejs
 2. Fork the repository on GitHub
@@ -11,31 +12,36 @@
 7. Run the project: `gocert -config config.yaml`
 
 Commands assume you're running them from the top level git repo directory
+
 ## Testing
 
 ### Unit Tests
 
-Go:
+Run go unit tests by running:
 ```bash
 go test ./...
 ```
-Frontend:
+
+Run frontend vitest test suite by running:
 ```bash
-npm run test
+npm run test --prefix ui
 ```
 
 ### Lint
 
-Go:
+Run the linter for golang by running:
 ```bash
 golangci-lint run ./...
 ```
-Frontend:
+Run the linter for typescript by running:
 ```bash
 npm run lint
 ```
 
-## Container image
+## Creating the Container Image
+
+We use rockcraft to create OCI images for use in container technologies like docker. 
+You can create the container and import it into docker by running:
 
 ```bash
 rockcraft pack -v

README.md

@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@
 
 GoCert is a certificate management tool.
 
-## Installation
-
-```bash
-docker pull ghcr.io/canonical/gocert:latest
-docker run -it ghcr.io/canonical/gocert:latest
-```
-
 ## Requirements
 
 GoCert requires 3 files to operate:
@@ -17,7 +10,7 @@ GoCert requires 3 files to operate:
 * A YAML config file with the required parameters
 
 You can generate the cert and the associated key by running:
-```
+```bash
 openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout key.pem -x509 -days 1 -out cert.pem -subj "/CN=example.com"
 ```
 
@@ -36,9 +29,35 @@ The config file requires the following parameters:
 An example config file may look like:
 
 ```yaml
-key_path:  "./key.pem"
-cert_path: "./cert.pem"
-db_path: "./certs.db"
+key_path:  "/etc/gocert/config/key.pem"
+cert_path: "/etc/gocert/config/cert.pem"
+db_path: "/var/lib/gocert/database/certs.db"
 port: 3000
 pebble_notifications: true
+```
+
+## Installation
+
+### From OCI Image
+
+```bash
+# Pull the OCI image from github and run it in docker
+docker pull ghcr.io/canonical/gocert:latest
+docker run -d --name gocert -p 3000:3000 ghcr.io/canonical/gocert:latest
+# Push the 3 required files and restart the workload
+docker exec gocert /usr/bin/pebble mkdir -p /etc/gocert/config
+docker cp key.pem gocert:/etc/gocert/config/key.pem
+docker cp cert.pem gocert:/etc/gocert/config/cert.pem
+docker cp config.yaml gocert:/etc/gocert/config/config.yaml
+docker restart gocert
+```
+
+### From Source
+
+go and npm CLI tools need to be installed in order to build gocert from source.
+You will need to build the frontend first, and then install gocert with Go.
+
+```bash
+npm install --prefix ui && npm run build --prefix ui && go install ./...
+gocert -config ./config.yaml
 ```

rockcraft.yaml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: gocert
 base: bare
 build-base: [email protected]
-version: '0.0.2'
+version: '0.0.3'
 summary: A certificate management tool
 description: |
   A certificate management tool.
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ platforms:
 
 services:
   gocert:
-    command: gocert [ -config /etc/config/config.yaml ]
+    command: gocert [ -config /etc/gocert/config/config.yaml ]
     override: replace
     startup: enabled