V1 Documentation (Deprecated)

V1 is Legacy

Changemaker Lite V1 is deprecated and no longer actively maintained. These docs are preserved for reference only.

Migrating to V2

Changemaker Lite V2 is a complete architectural rebuild with significant improvements:

A quick test because why not.

Why Upgrade to V2?

Modern Stack - TypeScript throughout (V1 was JavaScript) - Prisma ORM (V1 used NocoDB REST API) - JWT auth (V1 used session cookies) - React admin (V1 used server-rendered HTML)

Better Performance - Direct database access (no NocoDB middleware) - Redis-backed caching and rate limiting - BullMQ job queues for async operations - Optimized queries with Prisma

Enhanced Security - Security audit completed (Feb 2026) - Password policy enforcement (12+ chars, complexity) - Refresh token rotation in transactions - XSS/injection prevention throughout - Rate limiting on all sensitive endpoints

New Features - Volunteer canvassing system with GPS tracking - Landing page builder (GrapesJS) - Email template management - Media library (video management) - Observability dashboard (Prometheus + Grafana) - NAR 2025 data import (Canadian electoral data)

View complete V2 documentation →

Migration Guide

Ready to migrate? Follow our step-by-step guide:

→ V1 to V2 Migration Guide

The migration guide covers:

1. Breaking Changes - NocoDB → Prisma, API endpoint changes
2. Data Migration - Export V1 data, transform, import to V2
3. Configuration Changes - Environment variables, service names
4. Feature Parity - V1 vs V2 feature comparison

V1 Documentation Archive

These docs are preserved for existing V1 installations:

Build Guides

• Build Overview
• Build Server
• Build Map
• Build Influence
• Build Site

Services

• Services Overview
• Homepage
• Code Server
• MKDocs
• Listmonk
• PostgreSQL
• n8n
• NocoDB
• Gitea
• Map
• Mini QR

Configuration

• Config Overview
• Cloudflare
• MKdocs
• Code Server
• Map

Manuals

• Manual Overview
• Map Manual

Advanced

• Advanced Overview
• SSH + Tailscale + Ansible
• SSH + VScode

V1 Architecture (Reference)

V1 used a two-app architecture with NocoDB as the data layer:

Influence App (port 3333) - Express.js server with server-rendered HTML - NocoDB REST API for database operations - Session-based authentication (Redis) - Bull job queues for emails

Map App (port 3000) - Express.js server with Leaflet.js maps - NocoDB REST API for database operations - QR code generation - Volunteer shift management

Shared Infrastructure - NocoDB (data layer) - Redis (sessions, cache, queues) - PostgreSQL (via NocoDB) - Cloudflare tunnels

Support for V1

V1 is no longer under active development. We recommend migrating to V2.

For critical V1 issues: - Check existing V1 documentation - Review V1 code in /influence and /map directories - Consider migrating to V2

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Ready to upgrade? Start with the V2 Quick Start Guide →