Keeping repl permanently alive.
So I have been making a repl that allows you to store items online but every time, after a certain amount of time, it shuts down the express server (nodejs) and it loses all data except users that have registered. Can someone help me to keep it online (eg. An example that works)?
Thanks in advance.
Note: the server is based off lolisafe and the script is at lolisafe.js.
Edit: db is not an option and uptime robot lasts 2 months.
Try to make sure there are no errors first. Right now, there is a deprecation error.
@Coder100 it still works.
No I have to reboot, hard restore @Lethdev2019
It doesn't matter if it works or not, if there is a warning, it will be potentially fatal. @Lethdev2019
Well, if you have items you need to save, you could use fs, which won't get rid of the sleeping part, but will store the data.
That won't work. @RohilPatel
He already has the DB up, and in theory it should work, but REPL.IT has limitations @RohilPatel
Oh, ok. @Coder100
Why did u say ok twice >:( @RohilPatel
Cuz u had 2 messages. @Coder100
Either use a DB (the best option) or use UptimeRobot (another viable option, but I'd use this if absolutely necessary)
Looking for a solution that lasts forever not two [email protected]
It's the fact it does not save files @SixBeeps
[Edit] not fully
@Lethdev2019 UptimeRobot lasts forever
Not the free plan. Unless you want people to pay for a was meant to be free service. @SixBeeps
@Lethdev2019
are you talking about this?
Yes, plus the credits that you [email protected]
@Lethdev2019 Okay, so here's the thing: those are logs. Basically, UTR keeps logs of each ping so that you can have a history of each ping's response. For your purposes, you do not need logs. It will keep pinging your site (keeping it alive) forever.
Ill give it a try. @SixBeeps
It's not lettin me put in the url
@SixBeeps
Ok can you Tell me how to make it not log stuff. @SixBeeps
You could turn off email responses @Lethdev2019
How does that affect how long the server lives? @Coder100
It still logs at the dashboard @Coder100
What dashboard? @Lethdev2019
The uptimerobot one? @Lethdev2019
Yeah, it's supposed to do that, it's to monitor uptime, and since it always pings the website, it has the benefit of keeping it alive. @Lethdev2019
Actually, looked up stuff (tried similar ideas as well) half the time it does not work or the repl become unstable @Coder100
@Lethdev2019 UTR works perfectly fine for me (using a Django program)
Im using node.
@SixBeeps
@Lethdev2019 Either way, they're both web repls.
The REPL becomes unstable because there is an error. @Lethdev2019
@Coder100 well I cant launch it anymore due to something happening
Update
Redeploying my [email protected]
atually, i found mine is very stable to the point i can safley say that i could go to sleep and 1 day later, it is still running. @Coder100
use this:
ping.mat1.repl.co
just enter in the url, and ill keep the site up
thanks it actually worked! @TaylorLiang
If you can force the repl to crash using kill 1 when the repl crashes, then using the url ping.mat1.repl.co/__tail should turn the repl back on. Just have the repl run "kill 1" on exit, e.g. have a bash script that looks like this:
node main.js >> main.log
kill 1
thanks for the heads up! @Pandapip2
@TaylorLiang could pinging the site for a long time cause it to crash or be shut down by repl.it?
@DeBeast591 Nope. I had a site that I pinged for around 4 months. Didnt crash once
@TaylorLiang wow
mine is that all over @DeBeast591
thaaaaaaaaanks
thanks man you are awesome