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70 lines
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# GFonts Mirror Interface
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<small>I need a better name :p</small>
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This utility helps create CSS files to load your fonts from a mirror of Google Fonts from Google Font links.
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## Usage
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1. Go to [gfonts.sofiaritz.com](https://gfonts.sofiaritz.com/).
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2. Enter your Mirror URL (an Internet-accesible clone of the [Google Fonts repo](https://github.com/google/fonts)).
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* If your site has low-traffic, feel free to use [my mirror](https://cdn.sofiaritz.com/fonts) :)
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3. Click the _Transform_ button and the CSS will be generated for you!
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* You can use the _Copy code_ button, but sometimes it fails, so keep that in mind!
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## Self-hosting
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### Google Fonts Mirror
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Creating a Google Fonts mirror is an easy task. You need the following:
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1. A reliable server (e.g. a VPS).
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2. [git](https://git-scm.com/).
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3. A way to host the files ([Caddy](https://caddyserver.com/), [NGINX](https://www.nginx.com/), [Apache HTTP Server](https://httpd.apache.org/), etc.)
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4. (Technically this is not a requirement, but you should use one anyway) A domain.
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Then follow the following steps:
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1. Run `git clone https://github.com/google/fonts --branch main --single-branch --depth 1 [folder]`
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* `[folder]` should be replaced with the folder where you will save the mirror.
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* This is just a [shallow clone](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-clone#Documentation/git-clone.txt---depthltdepthgt)
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of the repo. You can just `git clone` the repo, but it's not recommended due to disk and bandwidth usage.
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2. Serve the files somewhere.
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* [Caddy](https://caddyserver.com/docs/quick-starts/static-files)
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* [NGINX](https://docs.nginx.com/nginx/admin-guide/web-server/serving-static-content/)
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* [Apache](https://askubuntu.com/questions/556858/how-to-set-up-a-simple-file-server)
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3. Check that the mirror works by accessing the `[root]/README.md`
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* `[root]` should be replaced with your domain + the path where it's served (for example, [cdn.sofiaritz.com/fonts](https://cdn.sofiaritz.com/fonts)).
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* If everything is working, a README.md file like [this one](https://github.com/google/fonts/blob/main/README.md) should be downloaded.
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4. (Optional) Create a `index.html` file.
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* You can create a `index.html` file with something you want to tell about the mirror at `[folder]`.
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* For example, check [cdn.sofiaritz.com/fonts](https://cdn.sofiaritz.com/fonts).
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* I use that page to teach the users about the dangers of services like Google Fonts, how I handle personal data
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and my contact information.
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### GFonts Interface
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1. Run `yarn build`.
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2. Follow step 2 of [Self-hosting § Google Fonts Mirror](#google-fonts-mirror) with the `dist/` folder.
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## Contributing
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Feel free to contribute to this project! Create an account on my git server, open an issue or a PR, and I'll make sure to
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review it as soon as possible :)
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You can also send me the [diff](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-diff)
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or use [git-send-email](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-send-email).
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### Notes
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* Make sure to delete your `yarn.lock` when a new [pb-parser](https://git.sofiaritz.com/sofia/pb-parser/src/branch/main)
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commit is pushed.
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## Decentralization
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Right now the only instance of this interface is [mine](https://gfonts.sofiaritz.com/), and the only Google Fonts mirror
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that I know is mine.
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I try to maintain everything and help everyone to achieve decentralization, but at the end of the day I'm just a random
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woman.
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**Do you have a Google Fonts mirror?** Please, [contact me](https://sofiaritz.com/en/contact)!
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**Do you have another instance of this interface?** Please, [contact me](https://sofiaritz.com/en/contact)!
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