SETUP_AND_CONFIGURATION.md

Setup and Configuration

This guide will help you set up the DevCamper API project locally.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v20.15.0 or higher)
• NPM (v10.2.4 or higher)
• MongoDB (Local or Atlas)

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd apiNodeJS

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Configure Environment Variables Create a config/config.env file (or .env in the root) and add the following variables:

   NODE_ENV=development
   PORT=5000
   
   # Database Connection
   MONGO_URI=<your_mongodb_uri>
   
   # Geocoder (MapQuest, Google, etc.)
   GEOCODER_PROVIDER=mapquest
   GEOCODER_API_KEY=<your_api_key>
   
   # File Upload
   FILE_UPLOAD_PATH=./public/uploads
   MAX_FILE_UPLOAD=1000000
   
   # JWT Authentication
   JWT_SECRET=<your_jwt_secret>
   JWT_EXPIRE=30d
   
   # Cookie
   JWT_COOKIE_EXPIRE=30
   
   # Email (SMTP)
   SMTP_HOST=smtp.mailtrap.io
   SMTP_PORT=2525
   SMTP_EMAIL=<your_smtp_email>
   SMTP_PASSWORD=<your_smtp_password>
   FROM_EMAIL=noreply@devcamper.io
   FROM_NAME=DevCamper

4. Run the server

   • Development mode (with nodemon):

     npm run dev

   • Production mode:

     npm start

Database Seeding

To seed the database with dummy data, you can use the seeder script (if available). (Check seeder.js in the root directory if it exists)

# Import data
node seeder.js -i

# Destroy data
node seeder.js -d