stacksofwax-be

1. Technologies used:

• NodeJS
• Express
• MySQL

External libraries:

• crypto-js
• jsonwebtoken
• http-errors
• joi

2. How to install and run the project

2.1 Require tool

• Nodejs version: >= v16.0.0
• Xampp

2.2 Setup database

• Step 1: install Xampp + mysql
• Step 2: open Xampp and start Apache service and Mysql Service
• Step 3: open phpMyAdmin and signup with root account
• Step 4: create db name 40381633
• Step 5: import sql file "stacksofwax 020523.sql" into database 40381633

2.3 How to run project

• Step 1: Check and make sure that FE_DOMAIN on .env corresponds to FE domain and port of frontend server (stacksofwax-fe). If it doesn't, copy the correct FE domain and port and replace this key.
• Step 2: Check and replace DB info in .env file: MYSQL_HOST, MYSQL_USER, MYSQL_PASSWORD, MYSQL_DB, MYSQL_PORT if necessary
• Step 3: run command "npm i" to install dependencies
• Step 4: run command "npx nodemon app.js" or "npm run dev" to start project. Application will run on port 4000.