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+config.sh
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+# Git Configuration
+GIT_REPO_URL="git@git.example.org:WASHNote/example-apps.git"
+GIT_SSH_HOST="git.example.org"
+GIT_SSH_PORT="22"
+GIT_USER="git"
+
+# Abra Server Configuration (shared)
+ABRA_SERVER_HOST="example.org"
+ABRA_SERVER_PORT="22"
+
+# Path configuration
+ABRA_PATH="/root/.local/bin"
+
+# SSH Key Configuration
+SSH_KEY_FILE="$HOME/.ssh/id_ed25519"
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Load configuration from config.sh
+if [ -f "config.sh" ]; then
+    source config.sh
+else
+    echo "Error: config.sh not found! Please ensure the config file is in the same directory."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Function to check if a command exists
+command_exists() {
+    command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
+# Function to pause and get confirmation from the user
+pause() {
+    read -p "$*"
+}
+
+# Arguments: Email for SSH key and Abra user
+email=$1
+abra_user=$2
+
+# Check if both arguments are provided
+if [ -z "$email" ] || [ -z "$abra_user" ]; then
+    echo "Usage: ./setup_abra.sh <your_email@example.com> <abra_user>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Extract directory name from GIT_REPO_URL
+repo_dir=$(basename -s .git "$GIT_REPO_URL")
+
+# Install dependencies
+sudo apt update && sudo apt install curl git make docker.io -y
+
+# Check if the SSH agent is running; if not, start it
+if [ -z "$SSH_AGENT_PID" ]; then
+    eval $(ssh-agent -s)
+    echo "Started SSH agent."
+else
+    echo "SSH agent is already running."
+fi
+
+# Generate SSH keys if they don't exist
+if [ ! -f $SSH_KEY_FILE ]; then
+    ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "$email"
+fi
+
+# Add SSH key to the agent to avoid repeated passphrase prompts
+echo "Adding the SSH key to the SSH agent..."
+ssh-add $SSH_KEY_FILE
+
+# Print SSH public key and instructions to add it to Git and server
+echo "Your SSH public key:"
+pub_key=$(cat $SSH_KEY_FILE.pub)
+echo "$pub_key"
+echo ""
+echo "1. Copy the above key and add it to your Git (for example Gitea, Github, Bitbucket, etc.) instance at: https://$GIT_SSH_HOST under 'User Settings -> SSH Keys'."
+echo "   You can display the key again anytime by running: cat $SSH_KEY_FILE.pub"
+echo "2. Add this key to the Abra server ($ABRA_SERVER_HOST) under the '~/.ssh/authorized_keys' file for the appropriate user."
+echo "   If you do not have access, ask an administrator to do this for you."
+echo ""
+echo "Server-side (admin) instructions for adding the key:"
+echo "To add the SSH key to the authorized_keys file on the server, run the following command on the Abra server:"
+echo ""
+echo "echo \"$pub_key\" >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys"
+echo ""
+echo "This will append your public key to the 'authorized_keys' file, allowing access to the server."
+
+# Pause to allow the user to add the key to Git
+pause "Press Enter once you've added the SSH key to Git ($GIT_SSH_HOST) to continue..."
+
+# Add SSH config for Git and Abra server
+if [ ! -f ~/.ssh/config ]; then
+    touch ~/.ssh/config
+fi
+
+if ! grep -q "$GIT_SSH_HOST" ~/.ssh/config; then
+    echo "Adding $GIT_SSH_HOST to SSH config..."
+    echo "
+# Git SSH Config
+Host $GIT_SSH_HOST
+  Port $GIT_SSH_PORT
+  User $GIT_USER
+  IdentityFile $SSH_KEY_FILE
+" >> ~/.ssh/config
+fi
+
+if ! grep -q "$ABRA_SERVER_HOST" ~/.ssh/config; then
+    echo "Adding $ABRA_SERVER_HOST to SSH config..."
+    echo "
+# Abra Server Config
+Host $ABRA_SERVER_HOST
+  Port $ABRA_SERVER_PORT
+  User $abra_user
+  IdentityFile $SSH_KEY_FILE
+" >> ~/.ssh/config
+fi
+
+# Clone the repo if it doesn't exist
+if [ ! -d "$repo_dir" ]; then
+    git clone $GIT_REPO_URL
+    # Check if git clone was successful
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "Error: Failed to clone the repository. Please check your SSH configuration and try again."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    cd "$repo_dir"
+fi
+
+# Verify if the repository directory exists
+if [ ! -d "$repo_dir" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Repository directory not found. Please start over and ensure the SSH key is added to $GIT_SSH_HOST."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Fix symlink
+rm -rf ~/.abra/servers/$ABRA_SERVER_HOST
+ln -sfF "$(pwd)/$ABRA_SERVER_HOST" ~/.abra/servers/
+
+# Check if Abra is already installed, if not, install it
+if ! command_exists abra; then
+    curl https://install.abra.coopcloud.tech | bash
+fi
+
+# Check if Abra was added to the PATH
+if ! command_exists abra; then
+    echo "export PATH=\$PATH:$ABRA_PATH" >> ~/.bashrc
+    source ~/.bashrc
+fi
+
+# Verify if Abra was successfully added to the PATH
+if command_exists abra; then
+    echo "Abra was successfully added to your PATH."
+else
+    echo "Abra was NOT added to your PATH. Please manually add it by running:"
+    echo "export PATH=\$PATH:$ABRA_PATH"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Enable autocomplete for Abra
+abra autocomplete
+
+# Pause to ensure SSH key has been added to the server
+pause "Please confirm that the SSH key has been added to the server ($ABRA_SERVER_HOST). Press Enter to continue."
+
+# Ask if the user wants to continue and set up Abra
+read -p "Do you want to continue by adding the Abra server and listing the app status? (y/n): " choice
+if [[ "$choice" == "y" || "$choice" == "Y" ]]; then
+    # Add the Abra server
+    abra server add $ABRA_SERVER_HOST $abra_user $ABRA_SERVER_PORT
+    
+    # List the status of the apps
+    abra app list --status
+fi
+
+echo "Setup complete!"