Webtechnology - Social Media Project

Get Started (with docker container)

1. get docker <-- download available on their webside

2. copy and rename the file config/default.json.const to config/default.json and enter your websettings

3. enter the following command in the project folder

       $ docker-compose up

OR Get Started locally

1. get node.js <-- click for more information on how to obtain it

2. get mongodb <-- click for more information on how to obtain it

3. open the repository folder in IDEA WebStorm/PHPStorm or run the following command in the repository folder to install all packages from the package.json file

       $ npm install

4. copy and rename the file config/default.json.const to config/default.json and enter your websettings

5. check the mongodb.connectionstring in config/default.json because the local mongo service runs on localhost (127.0.0.1) not on a docker container called "mongo"

6. look up whether mongodb service is running or not / start mondodb service

       $ mongod

7. Start the webserver on localhost

       $ npm start

TODO Add Heroku for easy demonstration of the project