Hero and mdbook on a Full VM

<h1>Hero and mdbook on a Full VM</h1>

<h2>Table of Contents</h2>

- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Setting the Full VM](#setting-the-full-vm)
  - [Remote Explorer Access](#remote-explorer-access)
  - [Install cargo](#install-cargo)
  - [Install redis](#install-redis)
  - [Install pkg-config, gcc and libssl](#install-pkg-config-gcc-and-libssl)
- [Set Hero](#set-hero)
- [Generate the mdbook](#generate-the-mdbook)
- [Serve and View the mdbook](#serve-and-view-the-mdbook)
- [Questions and Feedback](#questions-and-feedback)

***

## Introduction

In this tutorial, we show all the steps to deploy an mdbook with the [hero](https://github.com/freeflowuniverse/crystallib/tree/development/cli/hero) tool. 

For this guide, we show an example using the mdbook from the repository [info_tfgrid](https://git.ourworld.tf/tfgrid/info_tfgrid). This setup can be done locally or on a VM. Note that it should be run as root. 

We show the steps for a full VM deployed on the TFGrid with WireGuard. We use `10.20.4.2` as a WireGuard IP address. Adjust according to your own setup.

We will be using SSH to connect to the VM and we will access the mdbook output on a local browser. To manage the mdbook files, we will be using the remote explorer feature of either VSCodium or VSCode.

## Setting the Full VM 

We start by deploying a full VM with WireGuard on the TFGrid.

To connect to the VM, we will be using a remote explorer.

### Remote Explorer Access

You can use the remote explorer feature of both [VSCode](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.remote-repositories) and [VSCodium](https://open-vsx.org/extension/jeanp413/open-remote-ssh) to manage the mdbook.

- Open the window `Remote Explorer`, click on `Add New` and write the following in the SSH config file:
    ```
    Host 10.20.4.2
        HostName 10.20.4.2
        User root
    ```
- Click on `Connect to Host`
- Open the main `/root` directory
- Right-click on the main window of the directory and select `Open in Integrated Terminal`
- Update and upgrade the VM
    ```
    apt update && apt upgrade -y
    ```

### Install cargo

Once you install cargo, all mdbook dependencies will be installed via the hero script.

- Install cargo rust for linux and mac (with default installation)
    ```
    curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh
    ```
- Configure the current shell
    ```
    source "$HOME/.cargo/env"
    ```

### Install redis

- Install redis on the VM
    ```
    apt install lsb-release curl gpg
    curl -fsSL https://packages.redis.io/gpg | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/redis-archive-keyring.gpg
    echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/redis-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.redis.io/deb $(lsb_release -cs) main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/redis.list
    apt-get update
    apt-get install redis -y
    ```

### Install pkg-config, gcc and libssl

- Install other packages
    ```
    apt install pkg-config -y
    apt-get install gcc -y
    apt install libssl-dev
    ```

## Set Hero

- Download the hero installation script
    ```
    curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/freeflowuniverse/crystallib/development/scripts/installer_hero.sh > /tmp/hero_install.sh
    ```
- Run the script as root
    ```
    bash /tmp/hero_install.sh
    ```
- Run hero to confirm the installation is done properly
    ```
    hero -help
    ```

## Generate the mdbook

- Start the ssh-agent
    ```
    eval $(ssh-agent)
    ```
- Generate the mdbook with hero
    ```
    hero mdbook -u https://git.ourworld.tf/tfgrid/info_tfgrid/src/branch/main/heroscript
    ```
- Change directory to where the book is built
    ```
    cd /root/hero/var/mdbuild/book_name
    ```
- You can then edit the content of the book as with any mdbook
    ```
    mdbook build
    ```

## Serve and View the mdbook

- To serve on your local machine, make sure to use the same part as the one set in your SSH tunnel (here it's port 3333)
    ```
    mdbook serve --hostname 0.0.0.0 --port 3333
    ```
- To see the mdbook live, open a browser on the local machine and go to localhost:3333

## Questions and Feedback

If you have any questions or feedback, please let us know by either writing a post on the [ThreeFold Forum](https://forum.threefold.io/), or by chatting with us on the [TF Grid Tester Community](https://t.me/threefoldtesting) Telegram channel.