identity

Identity is an open-source application that helps you save your most relevant memories.

Rationale

Identity is a project that initially started as an app whose purpose was to store music you like (or used to like) for future use in treatment for conditions such as dementia. Over time, the idea evolved and is now a general-purpose memory-saving app.

Projects

• identity-web. The web app that interacts with the Identiy API.
• identity-api. The Identity API, takes care of storing user data.
• asset-api. The Asset API, takes care of storing user-generated assets.

Installation and building

The Identity project is composed by a web-app and two servers. In the future, Docker containers may be built to ease the installation of this project.

Building and running

Building identity-web

1. Copy and update the env.example file: cp .env.example .env
2. Run yarn to install the dependencies.
   • You may need to enable Corepack.
3. Run yarn preview to check that everything works properly.
4. Modify the svelte.config.js file to deploy to your desired environment.
5. Run yarn build to generate the SPA build.
   • The build will be placed at the build/ folder.

Citations

1. Van de Winckel, A., Feys, H., De Weerdt, W., & Dom, R. (2004). Cognitive and behavioural effects of music-based exercises in patients with dementia. Clinical Rehabilitation, 18(3), 253-260. https://doi.org/10.1191/0269215504cr750oa
2. The dementia guide: Living well after your diagnosis. (2021, April 16). Alzheimer’s Society. https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-support/publications-factsheets/the-dementia-guide