[FEATURE] Serverless Functions for CDN Deploys

.github/CHANGELOG.md

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 # Changelog
 
+## ✨ 1.8.2 - Serverless Functions for Netlify Instances [PR #235](https://github.com/Lissy93/dashy/pull/235)
+- Previously when Dashy was deployed as a static site to Netlify, it was not possible to use several features, which required server-side code
+- This PR adds serverless cloud functions to provide most of this functionality
+
 ## 🩹 1.8.1 - Additional Languages, Bug Fix, and more [PR #234](https://github.com/Lissy93/dashy/pull/234)
 - Merges 5 additional languages
 - Adds RickyCZ's dashboard to showcase

docs/development-guides.md

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 ---
 
+## Developing Netlify Cloud Functions
+
+When Dashy is deployed to Netlify, it is effectively running as a static app, and therefore the server-side code for the Node.js endpoints is not available. However Netlify now supports serverless cloud lambda functions, which can be used to replace most functionality.
+
+#### 1. Run Netlify Dev Server
+
+First off, install the Netlify CLI: `npm install netlify-cli -g`
+Then, from within the root of Dashy's directory, start the server, by running: `netlify dev`
+
+#### 2. Create a lambda function
+
+This should be saved it in the [`./services/serverless-functions`](https://github.com/Lissy93/dashy/tree/master/services/serverless-functions) directory
+
+```javascript
+exports.handler = async () => ({
+  statusCode: 200,
+  body: 'Return some data here...',
+});
+```
+
+#### 3. Redirect the Node endpoint to the function
+
+In the [`netlify.toml`](https://github.com/Lissy93/dashy/blob/FEATURE/serverless-functions/netlify.toml) file, add a 301 redirect, with the path to the original Node.js endpoint, and the name of your cloud function
+
+```toml
+[[redirects]]
+  from = "/status-check"
+  to = "/.netlify/functions/cloud-status-check"
+  status = 301
+  force = true
+```
+
+---
+
 ## Hiding Page Furniture on Certain Routes
 For some pages (such as the login page, the minimal start page, etc) the basic page furniture, (like header, footer, nav, etc) is not needed. This section explains how you can hide furniture on a new view (step 1), or add a component that should be hidden on certain views (step 2).
 

netlify.toml

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 	base = "/"
   command = "yarn build"
   publish = "dist"
+  functions = "services/serverless-functions"
 
 # Site info, used for the 1-Click deploy page
 [template.environment]
   STATUSKIT_PAGE_TITLE = "Dashy"
   STATUSKIT_COMPANY_LOGO = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Lissy93/dashy/master/docs/assets/logo.png"
-  STATUSKIT_SUPPORT_CONTACT_LINK = "https://dashy.to"
-  STATUSKIT_RESOURCES_LINK = "https://github.com/Lissy93/dashy/tree/master/docs"
-
+  STATUSKIT_SUPPORT_CONTACT_LINK = "https://github.com/lissy93/dashy"
+  STATUSKIT_RESOURCES_LINK = "https://dashy.to/docs"
+
+# Redirect the Node endpoints to serverless functions
+[[redirects]]
+  from = "/status-check"
+  to = "/.netlify/functions/cloud-status-check"
+  status = 301
+  force = true
+[[redirects]]
+  from = "/config-manager/*"
+  to = "/.netlify/functions/not-supported"
+  status = 301
+  force = true
+
 # Set any security headers here
 [[headers]]
   for = "/*"
 	[headers.values]
   # Uncomment to enable Netlify user control. You must have a paid plan.
-  # Basic-Auth = "someuser:somepassword anotheruser:anotherpassword"
+  # Basic-Auth = "someuser:somepassword anotheruser:anotherpassword"

package.json

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 {
   "name": "Dashy",
-  "version": "1.8.1",
+  "version": "1.8.2",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "server",
   "scripts": {

services/serverless-functions/cloud-status-check.js

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+/* A cloud function that wraps the status checking method, for use on Netlify */
+const statusCheck = require('../status-check');
+
+exports.handler = (event, context, callback) => {
+  const paramStr = event.rawQuery;
+  statusCheck(paramStr, (results) => {
+    callback(null, {
+      statusCode: 200,
+      body: results,
+    });
+  });
+};

services/serverless-functions/not-supported.js

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+/* A Netlify cloud function to return a message endpoints that are not available */
+exports.handler = async () => ({
+  statusCode: 200,
+  body: JSON.stringify({
+    success: false,
+    error: 'This action is not supported on Netlify',
+  }),
+});