Server management

[!IMPORTANT] The following assumptions are made:

• You have one root user and one regular user with sudo privileges on the dedicated server.
• The regular user with sudo privileges is assumed to have the username ubuntu.
• The project root directory is located at /var/www/html.
• All commands are run from the project root directory.

1. Elevated shell

All SSH and SFTP operations should be conducted using the non-root user. Use sudo for any commands that require elevated privileges. Do not use the root user directly.

2. File permissions

Ensure that everything in /var/www/html is owned by www-data:www-data, except for node_modules, which should be owned by root:root.

Set up these permissions with the following commands:

sudo usermod -a -G www-data ubuntu
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html
sudo find /var/www/html -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \;
sudo find /var/www/html -type d -exec chmod 775 {} \;
sudo chgrp -R www-data storage bootstrap/cache
sudo chmod -R ug+rwx storage bootstrap/cache
sudo rm -rf node_modules && sudo bun install && sudo bun run build

3. Handling code changes

PHP changes

If any PHP files are modified, run the following commands to clear the cache, restart the PHP-FPM service, and restart the Laravel queues:

sudo php artisan set:all_cache && sudo systemctl restart php8.3-fpm && sudo php artisan queue:restart

Static assets (SCSS, JS)

If you make changes to SCSS or JavaScript files, rebuild the static assets using:

bun run build

4. Changing the domain

1. Update the environment variables:

   Modify the domain in the APP_URL and MIX_ECHO_ADDRESS variables within the .env file:

   sudo nano ./.env
   

2. Refresh the TLS certificate:

   Use certbot to refresh the TLS certificate:

   certbot --redirect --nginx -n --agree-tos --email=sysop@your_domain.tld -d your_domain.tld -d www.your_domain.tld --rsa-key-size 2048
   

3. Update the WebSocket configuration:

   Update all domains listed in the WebSocket configuration to reflect the new domain:

   sudo nano ./laravel-echo-server.json
   

4. Restart the chatbox server:

   Reload the Supervisor configuration to apply changes:

   sudo supervisorctl reload
   

5. Compile static assets:

   Rebuild the static assets:

   bun run build
   

5. Meilisearch maintenance

Refer Meilisearch setup for UNIT3D, specifically the maintenance section, for managing upgrades and syncing indexes.