Environment Setup

System Requirements

• Minimum 4GB RAM
• 50-100 MB of free disk space
• Currently, the app works only on windows platform.

Software Dependencies

• Common software dependencies required to run the app are:
  • Node.js
  • NPM
• VaaShare:
  • Electron
  • Vue.js
  • Vite
• Vaah Sockets:
  • Socket.io
  • Fastify
  • FFmpeg
  • Fluent-FFmpeg
• Vaah Backend:
  • VaahCMS
  • PHP 8.0

Installation Steps

Step 1. Clone the repositories

• VaahShare

git clone https://github.com/webreinvent/vaahshare.git

• Vaah Sockets

git clone https://github.com/webreinvent/vaah-sockets.git

• Vaah Backend

git clone https://github.com/webreinvent/vaah-backend.git

Installing VaahShare

• Open the VaahShare project and install the dependencies

npm install

• Copy the .env.test file to .env and update the environment variables as follows:

• Run the app

npm run dev

Building VaahShare

• To build the app, run the following command

npm run build

• The app will be built and the output will be in the dist folder.
• The dist folder contains executable file for windows platform and unpacked folder as well.

Installing Vaah Sockets

• Open the Vaah Sockets project and install the dependencies

npm install

• Copy the .env.test file to .env and update the environment variables as follows:

• Run the app

npm run start

Installing Vaah Backend

The backend is uses vaahcms. Please follow the setup guide for vaahcms to setup the backend.

• After setting up the backend, navigate to the vaahcms > Modules > VaahShare and activate the module.
• The backend is now ready to use.