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Nathan Carter

1/7/25

New User, No Code Experience, Heroku wont deploy

I am having problems trying to get Heroku to deploy our internal google doc folder using the nyTimes

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New User, No Code Experience, Heroku wont deploy

I am having problems trying to get Heroku to deploy our internal google doc folder using the nyTimes

1/7/25

Michael Potter, … Andrew Fischer4

10/24/23

Are companies using this app?

Hi Michael, Library renders pages using the formatting in a Google Doc. Headers, bold and italic

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Are companies using this app?

Hi Michael, Library renders pages using the formatting in a Google Doc. Headers, bold and italic

10/24/23

oon arfiandwi, … Gent Brandon3

7/18/23

How to setup Google login with Docker and production environment?

Hi there, I got the same situation as OP. Deployed with docker, container is running, app accessible.

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How to setup Google login with Docker and production environment?

Hi there, I got the same situation as OP. Deployed with docker, container is running, app accessible.

7/18/23

Uri Blackman, … Andrew Fischer4

12/5/22

Demo site displaying Heroku error

Hi all, Just following up to note that the Heroku demo site is back up and running. Unfortunately, as

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Demo site displaying Heroku error

Hi all, Just following up to note that the Heroku demo site is back up and running. Unfortunately, as

12/5/22

Uri Blackman, Andrew Fischer4

10/29/22

How to make Google cloud deployment use SSL?

Hi Andrew, That worked great. I added the following to library/app.yaml handlers: - url: /.* secure:

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How to make Google cloud deployment use SSL?

Hi Andrew, That worked great. I added the following to library/app.yaml handlers: - url: /.* secure:

10/29/22

Lena Yemelyanov, … Uri Blackman13

10/3/22

What script does "Deploy" button in Deploy Heroku heading running?

I solved this problem by deploying on Google Cloud and updating the files for the node.js version

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What script does "Deploy" button in Deploy Heroku heading running?

I solved this problem by deploying on Google Cloud and updating the files for the node.js version

10/3/22

Lena Yemelyanov, Andrew Fischer3

5/25/22

Nodejs upgrade

Thanks for the report. I've created an issue that we should deprecate Node v10 and v12 support as

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Nodejs upgrade

Thanks for the report. I've created an issue that we should deprecate Node v10 and v12 support as

5/25/22

Dan Green2

11/29/21

Siblings

I did receive a reply -- that "the “siblings” you see mentioned in code refer to documents in

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Siblings

I did receive a reply -- that "the “siblings” you see mentioned in code refer to documents in

11/29/21

Gabriel Gazola Milan, Andrew Fischer5

11/11/21

How do I make it public?

Hm, sorry it's not working for you. What URL are you using for that CUSTOMIZATION_GIT_REPO

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How do I make it public?

Hm, sorry it's not working for you. What URL are you using for that CUSTOMIZATION_GIT_REPO

11/11/21

Andrew Fischer

9/23/21

Library Community Updates, Summer 2021

Library Community Updates, Summer 2021 Hello, Library users and contributors! What's New Library

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Library Community Updates, Summer 2021

Library Community Updates, Summer 2021 Hello, Library users and contributors! What's New Library

9/23/21

Sru, Penina Kessler2

7/19/21

Whitelist Specific Emails on Domain

You could set the approved domains in the APPROVED_DOMAINS env variable, which is used to

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Whitelist Specific Emails on Domain

You could set the approved domains in the APPROVED_DOMAINS env variable, which is used to

7/19/21

Aritomo Shinozaki

7/13/21

Re: [NYT Library] Abridged summary of nyt-library-community@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 1 topic

Thanks! I do have some problems in that sometime the typesetting is flakey - like some of the back

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Re: [NYT Library] Abridged summary of nyt-library-community@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 1 topic

Thanks! I do have some problems in that sometime the typesetting is flakey - like some of the back

7/13/21

Aritomo Shinozaki, Andrew Fischer2

7/12/21

How might we improve on font / type-set handling between google doc and rendering in Library?

Hi Aritomo, If you surround a block of text with three backticks, it will render with line numbers

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How might we improve on font / type-set handling between google doc and rendering in Library?

Hi Aritomo, If you surround a block of text with three backticks, it will render with line numbers

7/12/21

Jared Zimmerman

3/14/21

Google Group Based Access Control

We're considering deploying Library for things like On-boarding resources, as well as HR/POps

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Google Group Based Access Control

We're considering deploying Library for things like On-boarding resources, as well as HR/POps

3/14/21

Smita Sasindran, Penina Kessler4

3/1/21

Cannot find module 'passport-slack-oauth2'

Hi Penina, Thank you so much, it's working now! Regards, Smita On Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 4:50:

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Cannot find module 'passport-slack-oauth2'

Hi Penina, Thank you so much, it's working now! Regards, Smita On Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 4:50:

3/1/21

GoodChancer, … Andrew Fischer3

2/2/21

Never deployed an application on a server before.

Hi there! I'm not particularly familiar with WHM, but Library is a very standard Node.js web

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Never deployed an application on a server before.

Hi there! I'm not particularly familiar with WHM, but Library is a very standard Node.js web

2/2/21

Midori Koçak

1/31/21

Hello and here is a tool I created to split big .docx files like a book with chapters, to use with Library

Not a feature request but I would like to get your opinions. http://github.com/midorikocak/

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Hello and here is a tool I created to split big .docx files like a book with chapters, to use with Library

Not a feature request but I would like to get your opinions. http://github.com/midorikocak/

1/31/21

April Browning, April Browning4

10/12/20

Accidentally deleted app and cannot seem to set it up again

Hi Andrew and others, Does the log I posted help to see where my code is broken? A lot of people keep

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Accidentally deleted app and cannot seem to set it up again

Hi Andrew and others, Does the log I posted help to see where my code is broken? A lot of people keep

10/12/20

Isaac White

7/28/20

Community Update, July 2020

Library Community Update, July 2020 Hello, Library users and contributors! We hope you are all safe

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Community Update, July 2020

Library Community Update, July 2020 Hello, Library users and contributors! We hope you are all safe

7/28/20

Tony Andrews, Isaac White3

7/6/20

Customizing Strings.yaml

Thanks for the reply Isaac. The custom directory looks like this right now: I have not built a

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Customizing Strings.yaml

Thanks for the reply Isaac. The custom directory looks like this right now: I have not built a

7/6/20

Darcy, … Isaac White5

7/5/20

Connecting shared folder to Library?

Hi Amie, I don't know if I'm understanding correctly, but are you saying that you can't

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Connecting shared folder to Library?

Hi Amie, I don't know if I'm understanding correctly, but are you saying that you can't

7/5/20

Amie Pollack, Isaac White2

7/5/20

Documents are not found via search

Hi Amie, The search section shouldn't require any special configuration to find your documents.

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Documents are not found via search

Hi Amie, The search section shouldn't require any special configuration to find your documents.

7/5/20

Maria Otero, Isaac White5

6/29/20

Cannot read property 'split' of undefined

Thank you Isaac for all your help, I will look into it On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 9:15 PM Isaac White

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Cannot read property 'split' of undefined

Thank you Isaac for all your help, I will look into it On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 9:15 PM Isaac White

6/29/20

Margie Roswell, Isaac White2

4/25/20

Re: Public-facing documentation site?

Hi Margie, Sorry we missed your earlier messages. Library wasn't developed with a public use case

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Re: Public-facing documentation site?

Hi Margie, Sorry we missed your earlier messages. Library wasn't developed with a public use case

4/25/20

Jonah Newman, Isaac White2

4/21/20

Getting an OAuth error

Hi Jonah, Usually the final step of the OAuth client configuration goes smoothly, but a few aspects

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Getting an OAuth error

Hi Jonah, Usually the final step of the OAuth client configuration goes smoothly, but a few aspects

4/21/20

Tymoteusz Motylewski, … White, Isaac4

3/19/20

Use Google Drive for checking permissions instead of e-mail address domain

Hey Tymoteusz, We've intended for Library to be open and collaborative from the beginning, which

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Use Google Drive for checking permissions instead of e-mail address domain

Hey Tymoteusz, We've intended for Library to be open and collaborative from the beginning, which

3/19/20

patcon

3/19/20

re: Library demo for Coronvirus Tech Handbook?

Hey all! Thanks soooooo so much for creating this tool. Just wanted to let you know about a use-case

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re: Library demo for Coronvirus Tech Handbook?

Hey all! Thanks soooooo so much for creating this tool. Just wanted to let you know about a use-case

3/19/20

Andrew Fischer

2/18/20

Community Updates, Feb 18

Library Community Updates, February 2020 Hello, Library users and contributors! We have some details

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Community Updates, Feb 18

Library Community Updates, February 2020 Hello, Library users and contributors! We have some details

2/18/20

Henry Lau, … Henry Lau5

1/20/20

Uh oh, that's a 500

Hi Joe, I think I had to fiddle about with the settings when I was setting up the OAuth Client. Henry

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Uh oh, that's a 500

Hi Joe, I think I had to fiddle about with the settings when I was setting up the OAuth Client. Henry

1/20/20

Katie O'Dowd, … Fischer, Andrew5

11/25/19

Some docs not visible on the site

Whoops, looping back in the google group... Regarding the missing documents, it is totally possible

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Some docs not visible on the site

Whoops, looping back in the google group... Regarding the missing documents, it is totally possible

11/25/19