The node server code for Halfway Mapping Project.
- This program should calculate a driving route for 2 users if they want to meet in the middle.
This program is still in development.
This is no longer hosted on a domain.
Requirements:
- Node.js and npm Installed
- 1 MariaDB/MySQL Database
- This repository downloaded
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Install Node.js version 10.x LTS (this also installs npm)
- With package manager: https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/
- Direct download: https://nodejs.org/en/#download
- All versions: https://nodejs.org/en/download/
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Check that node and npm are installed
node -vnpm -v
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Download this project
- https://github.com/DarinDev1000/halfway-backend
- Or run
git clone https://github.com/DarinDev1000/halfway-backend
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Setup a database: MariaDB/MySQL
- If you don't have a database, I suggest MariaDB (a fork of MySQL)
- Mac/Linux check your package manager for MariaDB: "mariadb-server"
- Add to package manager: https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/repositories
- Direct Download: https://mariadb.org/download/
- If you don't have a database, I suggest MariaDB (a fork of MySQL)
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You may want a database browser to view and edit databases
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Or edit the database from the command line
sudo mysql -pormysql -u root -p- Optional (add user)
- To add a user, in mysql, run:
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO '<username>'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '<password>';
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Create a database in your database server
- Add tables and columns to each database
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In the root project directory, rename the "sample.env" file to ".env"
cp sample.env .env
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Edit the ".env" file. Fill in the information for database.
- Use root and database password or the username and password you created.
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In the root project directory, run:
sudo npm install npm@latest -gnpm install
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This should complete the setup. Now run the server.
- In the root project directory, run:
node app.js - Or run:
npm run dev-allto auto restart when a file is saved - This will start the server on http://localhost:3000
- In the root project directory, run: