Phonebook

A full-stack phonebook application built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB for backend, and a React-based frontend.

You can find a hosted version of the application here: https://phonebook-backend-part-3.fly.dev/

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed:

• Node.js
• MongoDB
• Fly.io CLI

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/phonebook.git
   cd phonebook

2. Install dependencies:

   cd frontend/
   npm install
   cd ../backend/
   npm install

3. Set up environment variables: Create a .env file in the /backend directory and add:

   MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   PORT=3001

4. Start the development server:

   npm run dev

   The server will start on http://localhost:3001/.

Running in Production

To run the application in a production environment:

npm start

Frontend Integration

The frontend UI is built separately and needs to be bundled before deployment.

To build the UI from Part 2 of the project:

cd /frontend
npm run build:ui

Deployment

The app is deployed using Fly.io in the backend dicrectory.

1. Deploy to Fly.io:

   npm run deploy

2. Full deployment including UI build:

   npm run deploy:full

3. View production logs:

   npm run logs:prod

API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/api/persons	Get all contacts
GET	/api/persons/:id	Get contact by ID
POST	/api/persons	Add a new contact
DELETE	/api/persons/:id	Delete a contact

Notes

• The deploy:full command builds the UI and deploys both frontend and backend.