A REST API for a Video rental platform

Built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB.

How to use?

First clone this repo on your local machine. Make sure you have Node.js v8 or greater installed. Also NPM v6 or greater installed.

git clone https://github.com/raikusy/mosh-vidly.git

Next install all the dependencies.

npm install

You need to export a environment variable to make this project work. To set environment variable on your mac os / linux machine type the bellow command in your terminal.

export vidly_jwtPrivateKey=secretKey

For windows open CMD and enter:

set vidly_jwtPrivateKey=secretKey

Next MongoDB needs to be installed and running in your machine. If everythings setup, enter the following command to start the application.

node index.js

Or you can use nodemon:

npm install -g nodemon
nodemon index.js