TellForm 2.1.0

An opensource alternative to TypeForm that can create stunning mobile-ready forms , surveys and questionnaires.

Table of Contents

• Features
• How to Contribute
• Quickstart
• Deploying with Docker
• Testing your Application
• Advanced Configuration
• Where to Get Help
• Sponsors
• Backers
• Contributors
• Mentions on the Web

Features

Currently following features are implemented:

• Multi-Language Support
• 11 possible question types
• Editable start and end pages
• Export Submissions to XLS, JSON or CSV
• Native Analytics and Google Analytics Support
• Custom Subdomains for each User
• Embeddable Forms
• Forms as a Service API
• Deployable with Heroku and DockerHub

On the Roadmap for v3.0.0

• Implement encryption for all form data
• Add Typeform API integration
• Add plugin/3rd party integration support (ala Slack)
• Create wiki for easy installation and setup
• Add Stripe/Payment Form field
• Add Custom Background and Dropdown Field Images
• Add File Upload Form Field

How to Contribute

Please checkout our CONTRIBUTING.md on ways to contribute to TellForm.

All contributors are eligible to get a free TellForm Sticker. All you have to do is submit a PR, get it accepted, email your address to team [at] tellform.com and we'll send you a sticker that you can proudly put on your laptop.

Quickstart

Before you start, make sure you have

1. Redis installed and running at 127.0.0.1:6379
2. MongoDB installed and running at 127.0.0.1:27017 (OR specify the host and port in config/env/all)

Also make sure to install DNS Masq or equivalent if running it locally on your computer (look at dns_masq_setup_osx for instructions on OSX)

Install dependencies first.

$ npm install
$ bower install

Setup environment.

$ grunt build

Create your user account

$ node ./scripts/setup.js

OR create your .env file

GOOGLE_ANALYTICS_ID=yourGAID
PRERENDER_TOKEN=yourPrerender.ioToken
COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN=yourCoveralls.ioToken
BASE_URL=localhost
DSN_KEY=yourPrivateRavenKey

# Mail config
MAILER_EMAIL_ID=user@domain.com
MAILER_PASSWORD=some-pass
MAILER_FROM=user@domain.com

# Use this for one of Nodemailer's pre-configured service providers
MAILER_SERVICE_PROVIDER=SendGrid

# Use these for a custom service provider
# Note: MAILER_SMTP_HOST will override MAILER_SERVICE_PROVIDER
MAILER_SMTP_HOST=smtp.domain.com
MAILER_SMTP_PORT=465
MAILER_SMTP_SECURE=TRUE

Side note: Currently we are using Raven and Sentry https://www.getsentry.com for error logging. To use it you must provide a valid private DSN key in your .env file and a public DSN key in app/views/layout.index.html

To run the development version:

Set NODE_ENV=development in .env file $ grunt

To run the production version:

Set NODE_ENV=production in .env file $ grunt

Your application should run on port 3000 or the port you specified in your .env file, so in your browser just go to http://localhost:3000

Deploying with Docker

To deploy with docker, first install docker here.

Then run follow these steps:

Step 1: Clone the repo

$ git clone https://github.com/tellform/docker_files.git

Step 2: Setup TellForm Configuration

Create your .env file by copying the .env.dist file included in the repo and changing it to suit your deployment.

Important: You need to fill out all of the ENV variables in the "Mail Settings" section or your TellForm instance won't work.

If you want to have https, make sure to change 'TLS_FLAVOR'

Step 3: Start your TellForm instance

docker-compose up -d

TellForm should now be accessible on http://localhost

Testing Your Application

You can run the full test suite included with TellForm with the test task:

$ grunt test

This will run both the server-side tests (located in the app/tests/ directory) and the client-side tests (located in the public/modules/*/tests/).

To execute only the server tests, run the test:server task:

$ grunt test:server

And to run only the client tests, run the test:client task:

$ grunt test:client

Currently the live example uses heroku github deployments. The Docker file is out of date and does not work. If someone wishes to get it working feel free to submit a pull request.

To calculate your total test coverage with Istanbul, run the coverage task

$ grunt coverage

To calculate your server-side test coverage with Istanbul, run the coverage task

$ grunt coverage:server

To calculate your client-side test coverage with Istanbul, run the coverage task

$ grunt coverage:client

Configuration

TellForm's configuration is done with environment variables. To set an option for TellForm, open/create your .env file and set add ENV_VAR=somevalue to set the ENV_VAR variable to the value somevalue.

Property	Valid Values	Default Value	Description	Required?
NODE_ENV	"development", "production", "test" or "secure"	development	Set which version of the app you want to run (either secure/SSL, dev, prod or test)	No
SESSION_SECRET	Any string	CHANGE_ME_PLEASE	Value used to compute session hash	No
BASE_URL	A valid URL	localhost:3000	URL where the admin panel will live	Yes
MONGODB_URI	A valid MongoDB URI	localhost/mean	URI of the MONGODB server/db that your server will use	Yes
REDIS_URL	A valid Redis URI	redis://127.0.0.1:6379	URI of the Redis instance that your server will use	Only if ENABLE_CLUSTER_MODE=TRUE
SOCKET_PORT	A valid port number from 0 - 65535	20523	Port that your SocketIO server will bind to	No
SOCKET_URL	A valid URL	ws.tellform.com	Url that your SocketIO server will bind to	No
SIGNUP_DISABLED	"TRUE" or "FALSE"	FALSE	Set this flag to disable signups.	No
SUBDOMAINS_DISABLED	"TRUE" or "FALSE"	FALSE	Set this flag to disable subdomains. (Useful if hosting behind an uncontrolled domain or without a wildcard SSL cert)	No
ENABLE_CLUSTER_MODE	"TRUE" or "FALSE"	FALSE	Disable support for running TellForm with pm2's cluster mode. Disabling this allows you to not run a Redis instance.	No
MAILER_EMAIL_ID	A string	N/A	Username credential for the SMTP MAIL service used to send signup/verification/lost password emails.	Yes
MAILER_PASSWORD	A string		Password credential for the SMTP MAIL service used to send signup/verification/lost password emails.	Yes
MAILER_FROM	A valid email	noreply@tellform.com	Email address that all mail should be sent from.	No
MAILER_SERVICE_PROVIDER	A service from https://nodemailer.com/smtp/well-known/		A "well-known" email service that is supported by nodemail. If MAILER_SMTP_HOST is enabled, this is ignored.	Only if MAILER_SMTP_HOST is not set
MAILER_SMTP_HOST	A valid URL		URL to the SMTP server of your choice	Only if MAILER_SERVICE_PROVIDER is not set
MAILER_SMTP_PORT	A valid port number from 0 - 65535		Port of the SMTP server of your choice.	Only if MAILER_SMTP_HOST is set
MAILER_SMTP_SECURE	"TRUE" or "FALSE"	FALSE	Boolean that enables/disables SSL support for your SMTP client.	Only if MAILER_SMTP_HOST is set
CREATE_ADMIN	"TRUE" or "FALSE"	FALSE	Setting this variable will create a admin user on startup with credentials as specified below	No
ADMIN_EMAIL	A valid email	admin@admin.com	Email of generated admin user	No
ADMIN_USERNAME	A string	root	Username of generated admin user	No
ADMIN_PASSWORD	A string	root	Password of generated admin user	No
APP_NAME	A string	TellForm	Sets the