Fider •
Fider is a platform for collecting and prioritizing project feedback that enables users to share in the process.

Overview
Fider is a platform for collecting and prioritizing project feedback that enables users to share in the process. 

 Tryout an Fider demo . 

 

 Help your community share feedback, vote on what's important to them and discuss the finer points. 

 Keep everyone up-to-date when you start or complete a feature based on community feedback. 

 Customize with your own CSS or integrate with your existing communication services.

Media
Screenshots 

 Fider v0.24.0

Setup & Configuration
We need to install the service through Portainer and configure any necessary settings.

Preparation
There are some things we need to do in preparation to install this service. 

 Volumes 

 

 Persistent Data 

 This is where the service will store its own application data and ensures we can quickly update the service image. 

 Ensure your user has permissions to access the folder. 

 

 

 Environment 

 

 DB_USER 

 This is the user name that will be used behind the scenes to log into the database. 

 For example: fider_admin 

 

 

 BASE_URL 

 This is the URL that the service will be hosted and accessible through. 

 For example: fider.example.com 

 

 

 EMAIL_NOREPLY 

 This is the email address that will be attached to email notifications and should not be replied to because the inbox is not monitored or is non existent.  

 For example: noreply@fider.example.com 

 

 

 EMAIL_SMTP_HOST 

 This is the host address of your email server. 

 For example:  smtp.gmail.com 

 

 

 EMAIL_SMTP_PORT 

 This is the port used by your email server. 

 For example: 587 

 

 

 EMAIL_SMTP_USERNAME 

 This is the account user name used by your email server. 

 For example: example@gmail.com 

 

 

 EMAIL_SMTP_ENABLE_STARTTLS 

 This enables StartTLS , which is used by the email server to upgrade insecure connections to one using TLS or SSL. 

 Recommended: true 

 

 

 Passwords 

 Keep these securely stored in a password manager, such as VaultWarden . 

 

 DB_PASS 

 This is the password that will be used for root access to the database. 

 It is important to use secure, randomly generated password. 

 You can use a random alphanumeric string from a password manager, or open the terminal and run the command: 

 tr -dc 'A-Za-z0-9!"#$%&'\''()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~' </dev/urandom | head -c 32; echo 

 This pulls a random string from the ' urandom ' device, removes unwanted characters and trim it to an appropriate length. 

 

 

 JWT_SECRET 

 This is the secret that will be used for validating users who are logged into the service. 

 It is important to use secure, randomly generated token. 

 You can use a random alphanumeric string from a password manager, or open the terminal and run the command: 

 tr -dc 'A-Za-z0-9!' </dev/urandom | head -c 32; echo 

 This pulls a random string from the ' urandom ' device, removes unwanted characters and trim it to an appropriate length. 

 

 

 EMAIL_SMTP_PASSWORD 

 This is the password for logging into your email account for sending administrative notifications.  

 When possible, you should use app passwords.

Installation
The service can be installed through the Portainer web interface.  

 Learn about creating a new stack . 

 

 Docker Compose 

 Use the following code to install the service: 

 ---

services:

 db:

 restart: always

 image: postgres:12

 volumes:

 - /srv/fider/db:/var/lib/postgresql/data

 environment:

 POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USER}

 POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASS}

 fider:

 restart: always

 image: getfider/fider:stable

 ports:

 - "3380:3000"

 environment:

 BASE_URL: ${BASE_URL}

 DATABASE_URL: ${DB_URL}

 JWT_SECRET: ${JWT_SECRET}

 EMAIL_NOREPLY: ${EMAIL_NOREPLY}

 EMAIL_SMTP_HOST: ${EMAIL_SMTP_HOST}

 EMAIL_SMTP_PORT: ${EMAIL_SMTP_PORT}

 EMAIL_SMTP_USERNAME: ${EMAIL_SMTP_USERNAME}

 EMAIL_SMTP_PASSWORD: ${EMAIL_SMTP_PASSWORD}

 EMAIL_SMTP_ENABLE_STARTTLS: ${EMAIL_SMTP_ENABLE_STARTTLS} 

 Environment 

 Use the following environment to configure the service using the values prepared earlier: 

 DB_USER=

DB_PASS=

BASE_URL=

DATABASE_URL=postgres://fider:${DB_PASS}@db:5432/fider?sslmode=disable

JWT_SECRET=

EMAIL_NOREPLY=

EMAIL_SMTP_HOST=

EMAIL_SMTP_PORT=

EMAIL_SMTP_USERNAME=

EMAIL_SMTP_PASSWORD=

EMAIL_SMTP_ENABLE_STARTTLS=

Updating
Backup and Re-Deploy the Stack 

 This service has been optimized for running in Docker.  

 This allows you to  re-deploy the stack through Portainer to download the latest updates.  

 It is highly recommended that you manual backup data before installing any updates in the event that there are upgrade errors.

User Manual



Development
This software is released under the  AGPL-3.0 license .  

 You can learn more about how to contribute to Fider through their GitHub .  

 The development team also accepts  sponsorships .

Resources
Official 

 

 Official Documentation 

 Official Forum 

 Official GitHub Repository 

 Official Website 

 Installation Guide