This repository stores my personal website. it's built on a Node.js and Express base, using EJS to create dynamic pages when necessary. I also use Typescript rather than regular Javascript to have less error prone code.
If you just cloned the repo, setup is as simple as running two commands and creating a file.
The first command is used to install any dependencies necessary to run the website.
npm install
The second step involves creating a .env file in the root of the directory to store important environment variables. It should look something like this:
PORT=8000
You're all set to run the server! This command ensures that the server restarts when it detects new changes through the use of Nodemon.
npm run dev
To see the website in action, go to the following URL, replacing the port if necessary.
http://localhost:8000
To compile the Typescript code into regular Javascript, and compile the .scss file, simply run:
npm run build
The server can then be started without file-change watching through:
npm start