[feedhenry-dev] Mongo Express Service - Manage your Mongo Database in RHMAP using Mongo Express

[Craig Brookes]

This is pretty cool. I actually think having the data browser as an MBaaS
service makes a lot of sense.
For auth it seems you could create a piece of middleware that calls back to
the platform to check a cookie or header value, if not there redirect to a
login screen and proxy the credentials through to the platform.

Craig

On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 3:41 PM, Emilio Rodriguez Martinez <
emrodrig at redhat.com> wrote:

> Hey guys,
>
> based on consulting's feedback, we've been working to integrate Mongo
> Express in RHMAP. The first step was integrate it as a platform service and
> here you can find our findings:
>
> *Description*
> Mongo Express Service is a RHMAP service which allows users to manage
> their Mongo databases through a robust GUI. This interface includes several
> pieces of functionality missing in the current Data Browser such as a
> complex query runner or a database and collections statistics.
>
> Besides, Mongo Express is an ongoing Open Source project so we can benefit
> from the community contribution.
>
> Here you can find a quick demo of Mongo Express working in RHMAP:
> https://bluejeans.com/s/zTlgS/
>
> *Current limitations*
> - At the moment only the service's database is accessible automatically.
> This means that the Cloud App's databases need to be manually configured to
> be managed through this service.
>
> - This service needs to be public and therefore the database will be
> exposed: anybody knowing the url would have access to the data.
>
> Note: both limitations can be workarounded. Depending on the feedback from
> this service we will put more effort on this.
>
> *Installation and usage*
> To use Mongo Express Service in RHMAP follow these steps:
> 1. Provision the sample FeedHenry Service in RHMAP (Services & APIs > +
> Provision MBaaS service > New MBaaS service)
> 2. Make the new service public (Details > Make this Service Public to all
> Projects and Services)
> 3. Upgrade database (Data Browser > Upgrade Database)
> 4. Replace code from the test service with the forked Mongo Express
> Service fork:
>      - clone Mongo Express fork (git at github.com:emilioicai/mon
> go-express-service.git)
>      - git remote add your services git url (Details > Git Url)
>      - git push --force origin master
> 5. Deploy (using Node 4 as runtime)
> 6. Mongo Express should be available through the Preview section in the
> service view
>
> *Troubleshooting*
> Most of the issues arise because of one of these settings:
>      - Service is not public
>      - Database was not upgraded before deploying
>      - Node 0.10 or Node 0.11 was used as runtime instead of Node 4
> In case of a problem re-provisioning and making sure those three settings
> are properly configured.
>
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