Instructions to setup and run project

Prerequisites

npm install the following:

npm install (base dependencies)
cors (globally)
axios (/client and /server (for npm test))
express (/server)
mongoose (/server)
nodemon (/server or globally using $ npm install -g nodemon)
bcryptjs (/server)
jsonwebtoken (/server)
cookie-parser (/server)
express-session (/server)

Start the MongoDB server

run $ mongod
run $ mongosh Database instance should now be running on mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/fake_so

Create Admin User

in cd server $ node init.js [admin-username] [admin-password]

Start the server

cd server , $ npm install = nodemon server.js Server instance should now be running on https://localhost:8000

Set up Client

cd client , $ npm install
npm start The application should now be running on http://localhost:3000

Run Tests

NOTE: Shut down Application before testing
cd server
$ npm test