refactor A LOT

.github/workflows/runglobal.yml

@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python (for use with Pool Kit)
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          # pagekite doesn't work with >=3.12
-
-          # the version that pagekite said in the docs was 2.7
-          # but since setup-python removed 2.7 i had to use 3.11,
-          # which surprisingly works
           python-version: '3.11'
       - name: Setup Java 21 (Eclipse Temurin)
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
@@ -43,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Installs some stuff
         run: |
           sudo apt update -y
-          sudo apt install git wget docker-compose mosh -y
+          sudo apt install mosh -y
 
           wget -O /tmp/mega.deb https://mega.nz/linux/repo/xUbuntu_24.04/amd64/megacmd-xUbuntu_24.04_amd64.deb
           sudo apt install -y "/tmp/mega.deb"
@@ -66,12 +61,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo mkdir /mnt/globalData
           sudo chown $(whoami) /mnt/globalData/
-      - name: Clone the website repo to run the backend server
-        working-directory: /mnt/globalData
-        run: |
-          wget -O archive.zip https://codeload.github.com/CeciliaKelley33Mm/CeciliaKelley33Mm.github.io/zip/refs/heads/main
-          unzip archive.zip
-          rm -rf archive.zip
       - name: Dump GitHub token, GitHub context and other environment variables to the home directory (useful for debugging purposes)
         env:
           GITHUB_CONTEXT: ${{ toJSON(github) }}
@@ -88,45 +77,11 @@ jobs:
 
           tar xf archive.tar.gz
           rm -rf archive.tar.gz
-      - name: Make new Minecraft Server files if on new runtime
-        if: ${{ inputs.oldTailscaleHostname == '' }}
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p /mnt/globalData/toBackup/minecraft
-          cd /mnt/globalData/toBackup/minecraft
-          wget -O docker-compose.yml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CeciliaKelley33Mm/global/refs/heads/master/minecraft-compose.yml
-      - name: Start Minecraft Server
-        working-directory: /mnt/globalData/toBackup/minecraft
-        run: docker compose up -d &
-      - name: Setup MUSE
-        run: |
-          mkdir /mnt/globalData/muse
-          cd /mnt/globalData/muse
-
-          wget -O docker-compose.yml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CeciliaKelley33Mm/global/refs/heads/master/muse-compose.yml
-          sed -i 's/DISCORD_TOKEN_PLACEHOLDER/${{ secrets.DISCORD_TOKEN }}/g' docker-compose.yml
-          sed -i 's/YOUTUBE_API_KEY_PLACEHOLDER/${{ secrets.YOUTUBE_API_KEY }}/g' docker-compose.yml
-          sed -i 's/SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID_PLACEHOLDER/${{ secrets.SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID }}/g' docker-compose.yml
-          sed -i 's/SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET_PLACEHOLDER/${{ secrets.SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET }}/g' docker-compose.yml
-
-          docker compose up -d &
-      - name: Setup website backend server
-        working-directory: /mnt/globalData/CeciliaKelley33Mm.github.io-main/backend
-        run: |
-          npm i
-          node index.js &
-      - name: Setup Pool Kit
-        run: |
-          curl -O https://pagekite.net/pk/pagekite.py
-          wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CeciliaKelley33Mm/global/refs/heads/master/.pagekite.rc
-          cp .pagekite.rc ~
-          sed -i 's*KITENAMEPK*${{ secrets.KITENAME }}*g' ~/.pagekite.rc
-          sed -i 's*KITESECRETPK*${{ secrets.KITESECRET }}*g' ~/.pagekite.rc
-          python pagekite.py &
       - name: Run post-install script (if exists)
         working-directory: /mnt/globalData/toBackup
         run: |
           if [ -f postinstall.sh ]; then
-            . postinstall.sh
+            . postinstall.sh &
           fi
       - name: Run the long-lived process
         working-directory: /mnt/globalData

README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,30 @@
-# global
+# Global
 
-This repo is responsible for running all the stuff (except [Docker-VNC](https://github.com/CeciliaKelley33Mm/Docker-VNC), which takes up a lot of resources).
+### NOTE: this repo is meant to be used for me only. if you somehow stumbled on this, be sure to change some stuff in `runglobal.yml`.
+
+This repository transforms GitHub Actions into a (12 * 2)/(3.5 * 2) s36v36. It is originally a fork of [Docker-VNC](https://github.com/Efebey2903/Docker-VNC), but I got too addicted into this and turned it into another project with a lot more improvements.
+
+# How It Works
+
+During the first runtime, a data directory named `globalData` is created in `/mnt/`, which is [Azure's temporary storage partition](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/managed-disks-overview#temporary-disk). This partition, by default is used for storing the swap file, but also offers a lot of space for storing large files.
+
+Now here's where my stuff comes in. The runtime will make a `globalData` directory in that temporary storage partition. You can store the stuff that you don't want to keep throughout the runtimes inside that folder. But there’s also another folder called `toBackup` inside `globalData`. Files in this folder will persist across the runtimes. It also contains these two scripts:  
+
+- `postinstall.sh` – runs after the runtime finishes setting things up.  
+- `postruntime.sh` – executes 30 minutes before the runtime stops (which has a maximum limit of 6 hours).  
+
+You can configure tasks that you want to start or stop at each runtime.
+
+For the `toBackup` data bridge, I first archive the folder into the file `archive.tar.gz`. Then I used [serve](https://github.com/vercel/serve), which runs on the old runtime's port 5000, then on the new runtime, I used [aria2](https://github.com/aria2/aria2) to download the archive in parallel and finally extract the archive.
+
+And with all of this, I also have Discord Webhook integration so you get notified on new runtimes, and [Tail with a Scale](https://tailscale.com/) set up so you can actually access the runtime.
+
+# Why not just use action's [`cron`](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#onschedule)?
+
+The time is not accurate, which may lead to a downtime gap between each runtime. See [https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/52477](https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/52477)
+
+# Secrets that are NEEDED to set
+
+- `WEBHOOK_URL` - discord webhook url
+- `TAILSCALE_KEY` - tailscale auth key
 
-I have split the steps in the workflow file as many as I could so hopefully it is not really a big mess

loop.sh

@@ -88,28 +88,8 @@ check() {
                 . postruntime.sh
             fi
 
-            cd /mnt/globalData/toBackup/minecraft
-
-            timeLeft=30
-
-            while [ $timeLeft -gt 0 ]; do
-                if [ $(($timeLeft % 10)) -eq 0 ]; then
-                    docker compose exec minecraft rcon-cli broadcast The server will stop and move to a new host in $timeLeft seconds. Please leave the server.
-                fi
-                
-                sleep 1
-
-                timeLeft=$((timeLeft - 1))
-            done
-
-            # not stopping the server would cause problems
-            # like new world files not getting written
-            # or even file corruptions
-            docker compose down
-
             cd /mnt/globalData
 
-            # sudo is necessary because we run minecraft in a docker container
             sudo tar cf archive.tar.gz toBackup/
 
             serve -p 5000 &