WildHacks2022 - The Gift Whisperer

The Gift Whisperer - a web app for creative gift recommendations!

Andrew Pulver - Julian Baldwin - Ryan Newkirk

How to Run Website Locally

1. Download Required Software
   • Download the latest version of Node.js for your operating system: https://nodejs.org/en/download/
   • Download the latest version npm (Node Package Manager): https://docs.npmjs.com/downloading-and-installing-node-js-and-npm
   • Download Python3: https://www.python.org/downloads/
   • Download Pip: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installation/
2. Obtain OpenAI API key
   • Make a free account on OpenAI
   • Click on profile photo, and then "View API keys"
   • Copy API key and paste the following into Flask environment variable file named .env: OPENAI_API_KEY=YOUR_KEY_HERE
3. Install libraries
   • In root folder, run the following command: pip install -r requirements.txt
   • Navigate to /frontend/my-app/ folder, then run the following command: npm i
4. Start frontend and backend servers
   • In root folder, run the following command: python3 app.py
   • In a new terminal, navigate to /frontend/my-app/ folder and run the following command: npm start
5. Open Website
   • In a web browser, navigate to the following url to view website: localhost:3000