IAPShowroom Backend API

This is the main repository for the backend API for the IAP Showroom Project.

Set Up:

The API uses a Redis database to manage user sessions.

Install Redis:

sudo apt install redis

Install redis-server:

sudo apt install redis-server

To run the redis-server: redis-server &

This API uses Express, running on Node.js, version 16.14.0.

Install Node.js:

sudo apt install nodejs

• By default, Ubuntu Node packages are outdated and install version 10. Ensure you upgrade it to version 16 with a NodeSource PPA or nvm:
• https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-node-js-on-ubuntu-20-04

Install dependencies:

npm install

Run the app:

npm start

Run tests:

Database tests: npm run testDB