Default model/language for new access

[itsfks]

Hello!

I use a hosted MonkeyType installation for a computer lab at a local school, where we are promoting a project with students in typing classes.

I followed the self-hosting steps, but whenever a student logs in (we use temporary user profiles in Mint, we do not store cookies/cache), it is displayed with the "English" configuration. However, we speak and type in Brazilian Portuguese, and the most interesting model for us is "Portugues".

Would it be possible for me to include this in the .env or in the backend-configuration.json so that whenever I accessed it, the model we used would already be there?

I can configure and export the json through the web interface, but I'm not completely sure if copying and pasting it into the backend-configuration will work.

I also tried accessing http://localhost:5005/configure, but I only get the following:
{"message":"Unknown request URL (GET: /configure/)","data":null}

This happens with: "/configure" and "/configure/"

If anyone can help me or give me a tip with this, I would be infinitely grateful! ;)

[fehmer]

Hi,

there is no localization of the website. It will always display in english.
You can change the typing language on the client under settings -> language.

There is currently no way to set the typing language from the backend.

I can configure and export the json through the web interface, but I'm not completely sure if copying and pasting it into the backend-configuration will work.

If you are talking about import/export settings from the settings page, this are the client settings, not the server settings. You cannot apply them to the backend /configuration endpoint.

[itsfks]

Oh yes, I understand! Let's follow the current format.

Tell me, is there any chance of this becoming a feature? Maybe something in the backend_configuration with default language, or default start template.

[fehmer]

Hi,

this is a niche use-case and would require quite a lot of changes to the code base to support. I asked miodec, but i think it is unlikely to become a feature.

If your students sign in into your local monkeytype (if you have signup enabled) they would need to change the typing language to portugese once. The next time they login on the website it will restore the config.

If you still want to change the default language for not signed in users or the default for new users you could change the default yourself and build your own docker image for the frontend. This are the steps to do so.

1. clone the repository
2. update the default language by changing the file frontend/src/ts/constants/default-config.ts

    const obj = {
       time: 30,
       mode: "time",
       quoteLength: [1],
       language: "portuguese",  //   <-- change language here
       fontSize: 2,
       freedomMode: false,
       difficulty: "normal",

3. open terminal on the project root
4. run docker build --progress=plain --no-cache -t monkeytype/monkeytype-frontend:portuguese . -f ./docker/frontend/Dockerfile
5. Change your docker-compose.yml

   services:
      monkeytype-frontend:
        container_name: monkeytype-frontend
        image: monkeytype/monkeytype-frontend:portuguese # <-- uses your own docker image