Deploying Datewise to the VPS
Domain: https://datewise.metatronlabz.com · Server path: /opt/datewise · App port (Nginx variant): 127.0.0.1:3320
The stack is Postgres + the web app + the worker (one image, two containers). The Shopify extensions and functions are released separately from your PC with shopify app deploy.
1. DNS
Create an A record: datewise.metatronlabz.com → the VPS IP. Check with dig +short datewise.metatronlabz.com.
2. Get the code on the server
mkdir -p /opt && cd /opt
git clone https://git.metatroncube.in/MetatroncubeSoftwareSolutions/datewise.git datewise && cd datewise
3. Secrets (on the server only, never in Git or chat)
cp .env.example .env
openssl rand -hex 24 # → POSTGRES_PASSWORD
openssl rand -base64 32 # → APP_ENCRYPTION_KEY (store it in the password manager too; never change it)
nano .env # fill APP_DOMAIN, SHOPIFY_API_KEY, SHOPIFY_API_SECRET, the two values above,
# and optionally GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY, RESEND_API_KEY, EMAIL_FROM_DOMAIN
chmod 600 .env
SHOPIFY_API_KEY is the client ID; copy SHOPIFY_API_SECRET straight from the Dev Dashboard into .env.
4a. Start: the VPS already runs Nginx (same server as Offerlyst)
ss -ltnp | grep 3320 || echo "3320 free" # pick another port in docker-compose.nginx.yml + the Nginx conf if taken
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.nginx.yml up -d --build db app worker
cp deploy/nginx-datewise.conf /etc/nginx/sites-available/datewise.metatronlabz.com
ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/datewise.metatronlabz.com /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
nginx -t && systemctl reload nginx
certbot --nginx -d datewise.metatronlabz.com
4b. Start: a fresh VPS with nothing on 80/443
docker compose up -d --build # Caddy gets the HTTPS certificate automatically
5. Check it from outside
docker compose ps # db, app healthy; worker up
docker compose logs -f app worker # worker prints "[worker] started"
curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}\n' https://datewise.metatronlabz.com/healthz # 200
curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}\n' https://datewise.metatronlabz.com/privacy # 200
curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}\n' https://datewise.metatronlabz.com/terms # 200
curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}\n' -X POST https://datewise.metatronlabz.com/webhooks/app # 400/401 (unsigned)
curl -s https://datewise.metatronlabz.com/ | grep -c 'name="shop"' # 0 (no shop-domain form)
6. Release the Shopify side (from your PC, in datewise/)
shopify app deploy
7. Backups (once)
openssl rand -hex 32 > /root/.datewise-backup-key && chmod 600 /root/.datewise-backup-key
chmod +x /opt/datewise/scripts/backup.sh
( crontab -l; echo "0 3 * * * /opt/datewise/scripts/backup.sh >> /var/log/datewise-backup.log 2>&1" ) | crontab -
Redeploy after every push
cd /opt/datewise && git pull && docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.nginx.yml up -d --build app worker
Then confirm the change is live with curl.