flingapp-backend

Fling-server is an express app running on node.js & postgraphql backend for a flingapp front-end -- available here

For now, this server is only suitable for DEVELOPMENT purposes. Do not use in production!

Run development server with test data

IMPORTANT:

./INSTALL [flingapp_admin_pass] [flingapp_postgraphql_pass]
npm install -g pm2
npm install
ADMINPASS=[flingapp_admin_pass] npm start

Install Notes

• You must have postgreSQL running before running the install script.
• If you use pg_ctl instead of homebrew install postgresql to initialise your postgreSQL server, you need to make sure that there is a default DB called postgres and that there is a superuser for your currentuser before running the install script. (postgreSQL on Homebrew for OSX creates a postgres db and sets your logged in user as a superuser.)
• you need to pass the passwords you will use for the admin and postgraphql user to the install script, and also pass the password to npm start as environment variable ADMINPASS
• API server runs on port 3001.
• You'll need to open a port on your server firewall 3001 using ufw or put the server behind a reverse proxy.
• You'll need a .env file with the sparkpost API key. Without it, emailing from queue jobs will not work

App logs

Use pm2 CLI to monitor the app performance pm2 logs worker to see the queue output including emails pm2 logs main to see logs from graphql server

Kill app

npm run kill-dev will kill the daemon and all of the running processes

API endpoints

/graphql for all graphql queries /graphiql for self-documenting API reference

This repository

The master branch is protected and the default branch is set to development.