soundwave/docs/GITHUB_DEPLOYMENT.md

🚀 SoundWave - GitHub Deployment Guide

✅ Pre-Deployment Checklist

This guide ensures SoundWave is ready for GitHub deployment with zero-build installation.

1. Include Built Frontend

The frontend is already built and included in the repository at frontend/dist/. Users don't need Node.js or npm.

2. Verify Files Structure

soundwave/
├── frontend/dist/          # ✅ Pre-built frontend (included in repo)
├── backend/                # ✅ Django application
├── docker-compose.yml      # ✅ Docker configuration
├── Dockerfile             # ✅ Container definition
├── .env.example           # ✅ Environment template
└── README.md              # ✅ Documentation

3. User Installation (Zero Build)

Users can deploy with just 3 commands:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/soundwave.git
cd soundwave
docker compose up -d

No npm install. No build steps. Just Docker.

📦 What's Included in Docker Image

The Dockerfile automatically:

• Installs Python dependencies
• Copies pre-built frontend from frontend/dist/
• Configures FFmpeg and yt-dlp
• Sets up Django application
• Runs migrations on first start

🔧 Environment Configuration

Default .env.example provides working configuration:

• Port: 8889
• Username: admin
• Password: soundwave

Users can customize by copying .env.example to .env before starting.

📋 GitHub Repository Setup

Files to Include

• ✅ frontend/dist/ - Pre-built React app
• ✅ All backend code
• ✅ Docker configuration files
• ✅ Documentation

Files to Exclude (.gitignore)

• ❌ node_modules/
• ❌ audio/ - User data
• ❌ cache/ - Runtime cache
• ❌ es/ - ElasticSearch data
• ❌ redis/ - Redis data
• ❌ .env - User configuration

🎯 User Experience

Installation

git clone <repo>
cd soundwave
docker compose up -d

Access

• Open http://localhost:8889
• Login with admin / soundwave
• Start adding audio!

Updates

git pull
docker compose build
docker compose up -d

🏗️ Architecture Benefits

1. No Build Tools Required - Users don't need Node.js, npm, or TypeScript
2. Fast Deployment - Docker pulls and starts in minutes
3. Consistent Experience - Same build for all users
4. Easy Updates - Git pull + rebuild

📝 README Structure

The README.md has been updated with:

• Quick start (3 commands)
• Pre-built frontend notice
• Zero-build deployment
• Default credentials
• Troubleshooting section

🔐 Security Notes

Before GitHub upload:

1. ✅ .env is in .gitignore
2. ✅ Default credentials documented
3. ✅ Users can change via .env
4. ⚠️ Recommend changing default password in production

🚢 Ready for GitHub!

The repository is now configured for:

• ✅ Zero-build installation
• ✅ Docker-only deployment
• ✅ Pre-built frontend included
• ✅ Clear documentation
• ✅ Simple user experience

Users can deploy with just Docker - no build tools needed!