fix(docker): Allow to self-host without firebase config (@fehmer) (monkeytypegame#6685)

fixes monkeytypegame#6505

Author: fehmer

backend/src/init/firebase-admin.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ export function init(): void {
       Logger.warning(
         "Firebase service account key not found! Continuing in dev mode, but authentication will throw errors."
       );
+    } else if (process.env["BYPASS_FIREBASE"] === "true") {
+      Logger.warning("BYPASS_FIREBASE is enabled! Running without firebase.");
     } else {
       throw new MonkeyError(
         500,

docker/BUILD.md

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 From root directoy: 
 
 ```
-  docker build --progress=plain --no-cache -t monkeytype/monkeytype-backend:latest . -f  ./docker/backend/Dockerfile
-  docker build --progress=plain --no-cache -t  monkeytype/monkeytype-frontend:latest . -f  ./docker/frontend/Dockerfile
+  docker buildx build --progress=plain --no-cache -t monkeytype/monkeytype-backend:latest . -f  ./docker/backend/Dockerfile
+  docker buildx build --progress=plain --no-cache -t  monkeytype/monkeytype-frontend:latest . -f  ./docker/frontend/Dockerfile
 ```

docker/backend/Dockerfile

@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ COPY ["docker/backend/entry-point.sh", "./"]
 
 RUN echo "${server_version}" > /app/backend/dist/server.version
 
-#run in prod mode, but don't require anti-cheat or email client
+#run in prod mode, but don't require anti-cheat, email client or firebase
 ENV MODE=prod
 ENV BYPASS_ANTICHEAT=true
 ENV BYPASS_EMAILCLIENT=true
+ENV BYPASS_FIREBASE=true
 
 EXPOSE 5005
 USER node