Welcome to Glitch

This is a browser-based development environment created by Fog Creek that contains an editable copy of Gopher Express.

One last step

Gopher needs one last setting to complete setup: The base URL.

To set this:

1. Copy the public URL of your Glitch project:

2. On your extension page in the Gopher Admin UI, click this link:

3. Paste your settings into the Base URL field. (Gopher identifies you are using the Glitch Quickstart and fills in the other fields automatically)

4. Click "Save" install your extension and you'll be ready to start building.

Gopher Express

Welcome to Gopher Express!

The code is well commented. Most of your work will be in:

• routes/gopherWebhooks – all email interactions happen via these webhooks
• views/settings.html – welcome your users and build useful settings pages here
• public/app.s – connect to other services and save your tokens in the Gopher Core API using the methods shown here.

If you're having trouble, send us an email: [email protected].

Note: If you did not arrive here from the Gopher Admin UI, start by setting up a new extension.

Read our API Docs for more information.

Exporting / Local Development

Gopher Express is just Node.js and Express, making it very flexible. To run your extension locally:

• export to Github or Download (in Glitch's advanced settings)
• run npm install, then npm start
• map a domain to localhost with ngrok or another service (see the dev script in package.json)
• update .env to reflect your new hosting environment (copy from `.env.example')
• create a new extension on gopher.email with that domain

Deploying

Glitch is a great platform for prototyping. Once your extension is ready for deployment you can easily export your extension (above) and host on any other Node.js platform.