Privacy Label Observatory

The Privacy Label Observatory is a web application for analyzing visualizing weekly snapshots of privacy labels from the App Store.

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js and npm installed
• Docker and Docker Compose for Elasticsearch/Kibana

Setup Overview

1. Backend Setup: Set up Elasticsearch/Kibana and the API server

   • See backend/README.md for detailed instructions

2. Frontend Setup: Set up the React application

   • See frontend/README.md for detailed instructions

Running the Application

1. Start backend (runs on port 8017):

   cd backend
   npm install
   npm run dev

2. Start frontend (runs on port 3000):

   cd frontend
   npm install
   npm run dev

Updating the Application (via Docker)

1. sudo docker-compose down
2. git pull (for any changes in main)
3. sudo docker-compose build
4. sudo docker-compose up