Up 'n' Down

Up 'n' Down is a link aggregation internet forum. Users write posts and nested comments. Users must follow other users in order to see their content.

Other features:

• REST API
• Public and Private Groups
• Site Documentation
• API Documentation

Install

Install one of the tagged releases, preferably the most recent.

Create a PostgreSQL 11+ database.

Install Redis. This is only for the session store. Redis 6+ should be used.

Make sure you have Node.js installed.

Run npm install to download all the Node.js dependencies that are listed in package.json.

Set the following environment variables in a .env file.

• PGHOST: PostgreSQL host (usually localhost)
• PGUSER: PostgreSQL username
• PGDATABASE: PostgreSQL database name
• PGPASSWORD: PostgreSQL password
• PGPORT: PostgreSQL port
• HTTP_PORT: Port this app will use
• SESSION_NAME: express-session name
• SESSION_SECRET: express-session secret
• NODE_ENV: built-in node environment flag