Prerequisites

You will need to have the following software installed on your machine:

• Node.js
• npm
• Google Cloud SDK
• MongoDB

Installing

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/yourproject.git
   cd yourproject

2. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

   • Create a .env file in the root of your project directory and add the required environment variables. You can use the .env.example file as a template:

     GOOGLE_API_KEY=your-google-api-key
     GOOGLE_EMBED_KEY=your-google-embed-key

4. Download and place your Google Cloud service account key file:

   • Download your service account key file from the Google Cloud Console.
   • Rename the file to sonic-provider-426804-g7-06bcec5576c1.json and place it in the config directory. The directory structure should look like this:

     project-root/
     ├── config/
     │   └── sonic-provider-426804-g7-06bcec5576c1.json
     

5. Set up Google Cloud Storage:

   • Make sure your googleCloudStorage.js file is configured correctly. It should look like this:

     const { Storage } = require('@google-cloud/storage');
     const path = require('path');
     
     // Path to your service account key file
     const serviceKey = path.join(__dirname, './config/sonic-provider-426804-g7-06bcec5576c1.json');
     
     // Create a new instance of the storage client
     const storage = new Storage({
       keyFilename: serviceKey,
       projectId: 'My First Project', // Replace with your project ID
     });
     
     const bucketName = 'capestone_20240709'; // Replace with your bucket name
     const bucket = storage.bucket(bucketName);
     
     module.exports = bucket;

6. Run the backend and frontend:

   npm start

Example .env file

Here is an example of what your .env file should look like:

GOOGLE_API_KEY=your-google-api-key
GOOGLE_EMBED_KEY=your-google-embed-key