Backend

Installing the backend

Follow these steps:

1. Make sure you have python 3.6 installed (virtual environment is fine) and are using it.
2. Install pipenv: pip install pipenv
3. Navigate to the backend directory in your terminal
4. Run pipenv shell
5. Once in the new virtual environment run pipenv install to install the dependencies in the pipfile

Running the backend

1. Navigate to the backend directory
2. Make sure you have activated the pipenv environment with pipenv shell (same as you did during the installation process)
3. Run the server with python run.py
4. Navigate to http://127.0.0.1:5000/ and see if the message Server works fine, congrats! is returned.

Installing new backend packages:

Use pipenv install <package-name> from within the backend directory (while you are in the pipenv shell)

Frontend

Installing the frontend

Follow these steps:

1. Install node.js and npm
2. Navigate to the frontend directory
3. Run npm install to install dependencies

Running the frontend

1. Navigate to the frontend directory
2. Run npm start to run the react magic
3. Navigate to http://localhost:3000/ and see if the website is there

Frontend-backend communication test

Navigate to the webste and press the Test Server Connection button. An alert box should appear containing a json with some affirming words. If you get the Failed message, something is wrong.

Installing new frontend node packages

Use npm install <package-name> from within the frontend directory.