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LIPS v1.0.1

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Install dependencies

The LIPS service was rewritten and depends now on Cairo

OS	Command
OS X	brew install pkg-config cairo libpng jpeg giflib
Ubuntu	sudo apt-get install libcairo2-dev libjpeg8-dev libpango1.0-dev libgif-dev build-essential g++
Fedora	sudo yum install cairo cairo-devel cairomm-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel pango pango-devel pangomm pangomm-devel giflib-devel
Solaris	pkgin install cairo pkg-config xproto renderproto kbproto xextproto
Windows	Instructions on this wiki

El Capitan users: If you have recently updated to El Capitan and are experiencing trouble when compiling, run the following command: xcode-select --install. Read more about the problem on Stack Overflow.

Clone this repository to your local machine

git clone https://github.com/ifahrentholz/lips .

Run npm:install to install the necessary node modules

npm install

Start the service

npm start

Open your Browser at:

http://localhost:3000/lips/800x600.png

Configure the LIPS service to fit your needs:

lib/config/config.js

User settings

setting	default	type	parameter
serviceName	lips	String	-
port	3000	Integer	-
env	development	String	-
delay	0	Integer	&delay=5000
contentType	"png"	String	.png
maxAge	3153600	Integer	&maxAge=0
expiryDate	new Date()	DateTime	&expiryDate=[DATETIME]
font	Arial	String	&font=Arial
fontSize	24px	String	&fontSize=12px
fontColor	000000	HEX	&fontColor=fff000
text	true	Boolean	&text=false
fill	09F	HEX	&fill=bada55

TODO's

• Provide a home route with an introduction index page