[QUESTION] who uses the WebSocker and ZeroMQ env vars?

[elyran]

Hi,

i tried to understand how ZeroMQ is being used, but found out that the WebSocket is in question too.

I'm trying to find in the code who uses these env vars you've added to the Docker Compose file:

• ESPOCRM_DATABASE_PLATFORM
• ESPOCRM_CONFIG_WEB_SOCKET_ZERO_M_Q_SUBSCRIBER_DSN
• etc...

i tried both the main EspoCRM and the Docker repos.
there seem to be no usage of them.

on the other hand vars like ESPOCRM_DATABASE_PLATFORM are clearly being used in the Docker bash scripts.

are they obselete? should we delete them, and maybe even the whole websock service?
if so, how do we achieve live notifications etc (which WS would solve)?

Besides that EspoCRM seems great, thank you! :)

[arkadiyasuratov]

Everything after the prefix ESPOCRM_CONFIG_ is automatically mapped into the EspoCRM config file.

ESPOCRM_CONFIG_WEB_SOCKET_ZERO_M_Q_SUBSCRIBER_DSN → webSocketZeroMQSubmissionDsn

This is the key that will appear in the configuration file.

https://github.com/espocrm/espocrm-docker/blob/9.1.8/entrypoint-utils.sh#L169-L191
https://github.com/espocrm/espocrm/blob/9.1.8/application/Espo/Core/WebSocket/ZeroMQSender.php#L46

[elyran]

Ok. Is this an internal only endpoint? I mean, is the WS endpoint is the only one I'll need to expose (using cloudflareD). Thanks!

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[elyran]

i want to clarify my question:

      ESPOCRM_CONFIG_USE_WEB_SOCKET: "true"
      ESPOCRM_CONFIG_WEB_SOCKET_URL: "wss://example.com/ws"
      ESPOCRM_CONFIG_WEB_SOCKET_ZERO_M_Q_SUBSCRIBER_DSN: "tcp://*:7777"
      ESPOCRM_CONFIG_WEB_SOCKET_ZERO_M_Q_SUBMISSION_DSN: "tcp://espocrm-websocket:7777"

so the only one in the above i have to expose to the internet is ESPOCRM_CONFIG_WEB_SOCKET_URL, while the two ZeroMQ are internal, am i right?