Kelp is an application to view and review kelp-related businesses. Users are able to add, update, and remove businesses from the directory, as well as add and delete reviews.
- Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/samuelrkramer/Kelp.git
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Copy the .env.example file and change to your proper settings
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Setup your Postgres user with
CREATEDBaccording to your .env settings -
Install node dependencies in BOTH the
backendandfrontenddirectories:
npm install && npm install -D
- Run startup scripts in BOTH the
backendandfrontenddirectories:
npm start
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Set up your Heroku account and install the Heroku CLI
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Create a new application in your Heroku dashboard, then go to "Resources" and "Find more add-ons" in order to add the free "Heroku Postgres".
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In the project directory, log into Heroku in your terminal:
heroku login
- Set up git to use Heroku as a remote:
heroku git:remote -a <app-name>
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Set your environment variables in the Heroku dashboard under "Settings" and "Config Vars". You will have to click to "reveal config vars".
- At a minimum, you will need to set
JWT_SECRETandJWT_EXPIRES_IN
- At a minimum, you will need to set
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Push the master branch to Heroku:
git push heroku master
- Migrate and seed the database:
heroku run npm run sequelize db:migrate
heroku run npm run sequelize db:seed:all
At this point, your clone should be up and running!
