steps to run the server -> clone the repo -> run npm install ->->create a .env file in the root folder which contains: #infura id INFURA_PROJECT_ID=00173c97e60d44ba80bdb4291ce2bf45 #private key for wallet you are using to deploy the contract PRIVATE_KEY=adc627587063d15a2ea7e979d3b85c7fea2a0b08c3c6737302c4d28fa8b30a80 #deployed contract address CONTRACT_ADDRESS=0x53A99B3ec7F86b2F5268CE9ff34445390E540AB7

-> npm run start:dev to start the server in development mode -> contract folder contains the MessageStorage.sol contract that is deployed

steps to deploy the contract on your own and run the server in developement mode

->deploy the contract to sepolia testnet using remix ide ->from the remix ide get the DEPLOYED CONTRACT ADDRESS -> setup infura provider and get a private key from infura ->create a .env file in the root folder which contains: INFURA_PROJECT_ID=00173c97e60d44ba80bdb4291ce2bf45 # PRIVATE_KEY=adc627587063d15a2ea7e979d3b85c7fea2a0b08c3c6737302c4d28fa8b30a80 CONTRACT_ADDRESS=0x53A99B3ec7F86b2F5268CE9ff34445390E540AB7 -> after setting up the environment variables -> go to root folder and run -> npm run start:dev which starts the server in development mode at port 3000 -> use api testing tools like postman to test the api endpoint GET http://localhost:3000/api/message -> returns the msg inside the smartcontract and POST http://localhost:3000/api/message -> let's the admin modify the message and return the status