Stock Simple

Table of contents

1. Description
2. Technology
3. Installation
4. Usage

Description

Full Stack web application that provides a simple and intuitive tool for engaging with the stock market. Users can sign up, track stocks, set up watchlists, test investment strategies, and view the latest market news.

Technology

• Cheerio
• Express Web Server
• MongoDB
• Mongoose ORM
• Node.js
• Passport.js
• React.js
• Robot 3T
• Yarn Package Manager

Installation

1. Using the link in the technology section above, download the Robot 3T client.
2. Go into your Robo 3T client and create a database called 'stockSimple'.
3. Clone the repository to your local machine.

git clone https://github.com/DavidLapadula/StcokSimple.git
cd stocksimple

4. Install dependencies with the following command.

yarn install

5. Run the following command to seed the database.

yarn populate

6. This will create a test account with the email 'test@email.com' and the password 'testpassword'.
7. Go to World trading data and get a free API key.
8. Create a .env file in the root directory of the proect and add WORLDTRADINGDATA_API_KEY=<yourapikey>.
9. Run the following command in the root directory and your site will open on http://localhost3000.

yarn start

Usage

Login

Track stocks with watchlists

View the latest news

Search for stocks and save articles

Test and track your investments