Usage Instructions

URL: https://osu-cs467-team-chinchillas.herokuapp.com/

1. Register as an adopter user on the Sign up page.
2. Go to the Login page and login with the information you have registered.
3. Animal profiles will appear and you can browse the profiles of your favorite animals.
4. If the animal status is available, you can click the "Adopt this animal" button to send an adoption request to the shelter.
5. Click "advanced" next to the search bar to narrow down the list of animal profiles.

Run the backend server by Docker

If you run the app for the first time, please run this command.

docker-compose up --build

Press Ctrl+C to quit

Next time, you just run

docker-compose up

Run the frontend

First, go to front_end directory.

cd animal_adoption/front_end/

Then, run the following commands

npm install
npm start

Reset local database

make reset_local_sqlite

How to get into a Docker container

First, check your container id

docker ps

Then, run the command.

docker exec -it {CONTAINER_ID} /bin/bash

After connecting to your container, if you want to initialize your DB data, run the following command

python animal_adoption/models/initialize_db_data.py