This application is designed to provide a convenient way for Asymptote language users to create vector graphics remotely without any local installation.
First install [npm] and Node.js.
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We recommend running this application as a non-privileged user "asymptote" on a virtual machine.
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Disable logins:
passwd -d asymptote
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Install the latest version of Asymptote on the system.
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Starting as a user belonging to the asymptote group, install the node modules and application dependencies:
cd ~asymptote
git clone https://github.com/vectorgraphics/asymptote-server
cd asymptote-server
su
su asymptote
make
exit
exit
- We recommend running the bash script
pruneClients 1800
as a cronjob at regular intervals to clean up disconnected sessions; the argument specifies the number of seconds after the last ping at which the client is considered disconnected and its workspace is deleted. By default, pings are sent from active clients to the server every 600 seconds.
There are two modes for running this application:
- Running the full application: To run the full application run the following commands
cd ~asymptote/asymptote-server
sudo make run
Root privileges are dropped once the application is listening on port 80. The application can then be accessed on
http://localhost:80
- Running only the front-end part of the application: This mode is mainly used for development of the GUI to test the CSS and Javascript code. No communication can be made to the server in this mode. To launch the application in this mode on a localhost service:
cd ~asymptote/asymptote-server
make frontend
| Licence | LGPL 3.0+ |
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| Design Team | Andy Hammerlindl, John C. Bowman, Tom Prince |
| First Appeared | 2004 |
| Host | https://asymptote.sourceforge.io |
| Licence | LGPL 3.0+ |
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| Design Team | Pedram Emami (emami1@ualberta.ca, pedweb.consultant@gmail.com), John C. Bowman |
| First Appeared | 2020 |
| Host | http://asymptote.ualberta.ca |