NodeJS Backend Starter Kit

Post-Forking Steps

1. Update db/config.json with the correct database names for Development and Test databases.

Initial setup steps for local development

2. Copy env.sample to .env

3. Prepare the databases

   NODE_ENV=development npm run db:create
   NODE_ENV=development npm run db:migrate
   NODE_ENV=test npm run db:create
   NODE_ENV=test npm run db:migrate
   

4. Prepare the seed data for development

   NODE_ENV=development npm run db:seed
   

5. You can update the content of public/index.html

Windows Users

Some things to note:

• Use "Git bash" to run the commands above.
• After copying .env file, open it up and update the DB_USER and DB_PASSWORD to what you have set for your Postgres root user in Windows.

Setting up PostgreSQL for Windows Users

1. Remove all previous postgresql users/accounts , if uninstalled pg delete all undeleted folders and restart computer To install:

2. Right click on installer, run as admin

3. Create a separate folder for data directory. ** data directory must be different form app directory

4. Go to command prompt and try to start server e.g.
   "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_ctl" -D "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\11\data" start (postgresql app directory ) (data directory)

5. For first time installation this will be prompt--> set superuser as postgres: e.g. "C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\12\bin\initdb" -U postgres -D "C:\Postgres data" (postgresql app directory) (data directory)

6. Command to start server will be generated in command prompt after step 5.

It should look like this: e.g. ^"C^:^/Program^ Files^/PostgreSQL^/12^/bin^/pg^_ctl^" -D ^"C^:^\Postgres^ data^" -l logfile start

7. Copy and paste to start server

Installing bcrypt for Windows Users

1. Right click on Windows button and run Powershell(admin) command prompt Run the following commands

2. npm install --global --production windows-build-tools if error- pls edit env variable PATH with %SystemRoot%/system32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0

3. Restart computer

4. npm install node-gyp

5. npm install bcrypt

or

1. npm install bcryptjs