docs: Update usage and README to include server management and export/import tools

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* **Interactive setup**: `voxvera init` prompts for metadata or extracts from a PDF form. When editing body text, a small Tkinter GUI window opens with existing content pre-filled, falling back to the user's `$EDITOR` if the GUI isn't available.
* **Template support**: `voxvera init --template <name>` copies built-in templates (`blank`, `voxvera`).
* **Build assets**: `voxvera build [--download <file.zip>]` generates HTML, minified JS/CSS, QR codes, and optionally bundles a download zip.
* **Batch import**: `voxvera import` processes all JSON configs in `imports/`.
* **Automatic Tor hosting**: `voxvera serve` publishes via Tor/OnionShare. The .onion address is automatically derived from Tor keys and written into the flyer's tear-off links. Tor ports are auto-detected -- no manual configuration needed.
* **Batch import**: `voxvera batch-import` processes all JSON configs in `imports/`.
* **Automatic Tor hosting**: `voxvera serve` publishes via Tor/OnionShare. The .onion address is automatically derived from Tor keys and written into the flyer's tear-off links.
* **Server Management**: `voxvera manage` provides an interactive UI to handle multiple flyers, start/stop services, and monitor their active .onion URLs.
* **Flyer Migration**: `voxvera export` and `voxvera import` allow you to back up and move your flyers and their unique Tor identities between machines.
* **Bulk Portability**: `voxvera export-all` and `voxvera import-multiple` automate the backup and restoration of your entire site collection via a centralized `~/voxvera-exports/` folder.
* **All-in-one**: `voxvera quickstart` runs init, build, and serve in sequence.
* **Dependency check**: `voxvera check` verifies presence of required tools and Python packages.
* **GUI**: Minimal Electron wrapper (`gui/electron`) for non-CLI users.
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## Step-by-Step
1. Run `voxvera init` and follow the prompts, or use `voxvera init --from-pdf path/to/form.pdf` to extract fields from a filled PDF form. During init you will configure:
1. Run `voxvera init` and follow the prompts. During init you will configure:
- Flyer metadata (name, title, subtitle, headline)
- Body text (opens in a text editor)
- **Content link** -- an external URL of your choice (website, download, etc.)
@@ -38,6 +38,49 @@ All build dependencies (QR generation, HTML minification, PDF parsing) are Pytho
The generated `host/<folder_name>` directory contains all flyer files. The `index.html` file fetches `config.json` at runtime, so the flyer must be served via a web server (OnionShare handles this). Visitors can use the **Download** button to retrieve any bundled files.
## Server Management
VoxVera includes a built-in interactive manager to handle multiple sites and their Tor identities simultaneously.
```bash
voxvera manage
```
From this menu, you can:
- **Create New Site/Flyer**: Launch the full init, build, and serve sequence.
- **Start/Stop All Sites**: Launch or shut down every flyer in your `host/` directory at once.
- **Individual Management**: Toggle specific sites, export them to ZIP, or delete them.
- **Status Display**: View the active `.onion` URL for every running site directly in the menu.
## Export & Backup
To move your flyers to another machine or back up your unique Tor identities (so your `.onion` URL never changes), use the export tools.
- **Export a single site**:
```bash
voxvera export <folder_name>
```
- **Export all sites**:
```bash
voxvera export-all
```
**Storage location:** All exports are saved as ZIP files in a folder called `voxvera-exports` in your user's home directory (`~/voxvera-exports/`) on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
## Import & Recovery
You can restore flyers (including their Tor keys) from ZIP archives created by the export command.
- **Import a single site**:
```bash
voxvera import path/to/export.zip
```
- **Import multiple sites**:
```bash
voxvera import-multiple
```
This command automatically scans your `~/voxvera-exports/` folder and restores every ZIP file it finds. This is the fastest way to migrate your entire VoxVera setup to a new machine.
## How URLs Work
Each flyer has two separate URLs:
@@ -47,15 +90,15 @@ Each flyer has two separate URLs:
You do not need to manually enter the .onion address -- `voxvera serve` handles this automatically.
## Batch Import
## Batch Import (JSON)
Place configuration files in an `imports/` directory at the project root and run:
If you have multiple configuration JSON files and want to generate flyers for all of them at once, place them in an `imports/` directory at the project root and run:
```bash
voxvera import
voxvera batch-import
```
Each JSON file is copied to `src/config.json` and processed with `voxvera build`. Existing folders under `host/` with the same folder_name are cleaned before new files are written. OnionShare session keys (`.onionshare-session`) are preserved so the onion URL stays the same across re-imports.
Each JSON file is processed, and its corresponding site folder is created in `host/`. Existing OnionShare session keys (`.onionshare-session`) are preserved if they already exist for that folder name.
## Hosting with OnionShare
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voxvera serve
```
Tor ports are auto-detected from your running Tor instance (defaults: SOCKS 9050, control 9051). You can override detection with environment variables if needed:
```bash
TOR_SOCKS_PORT=9150 TOR_CONTROL_PORT=9151 voxvera serve
```
Tor ports are auto-detected from your running Tor instance (defaults: SOCKS 9050, control 9051).
The command launches `onionshare-cli` in persistent website mode, waits for the generated onion URL, writes it into `config.json` as the tear-off link, regenerates QR codes, and copies updated files into the `host` directory.
@@ -82,12 +121,6 @@ voxvera quickstart # interactive
voxvera quickstart --non-interactive # use existing config.json
```
Or use the helper script which ensures Tor is running first:
```bash
./voxvera-run.sh
```
## Checking Dependencies
```bash