TritonSE/MAW-Volunteer-Hub

Make-A-Wish San Diego Volunteer Hub

This project is being completed for the San Diego chapter of the Make-a-Wish Foundation. It will be used to coordinate volunteer events, materials, and contact information.

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Project Setup

Requires:

• NodeJS
• NPM

Recommended:

• MongoDB Compass

First, you need to install the frontend packages. Go into the frontend directory by typing

cd frontend

Then, install the packages by typing

npm install

Lastly, run the frontend by typing

npm start

Then, you need to install the backend packages. Go into the backend directory by typing

cd backend

Then, install the packages by typing

npm install

Lastly, start the backend by typing

node index.js

Development Process

Making a new branch

1. Checkout the development branch by typing git checkout development
2. Make sure the development branch is up to date by typing git pull
3. Checkout your new branch by running git checkout -b [BRANCH-NAME]
   1. Note, the branch name should follow the format [type]/[GitHub username]/[description] Example: feature/kunalb123/i-am-awesometool
4. Make changes, add files, commit, push, etc.
5. When you are ready to make a PR, make sure your branch is up to date with development. Do this by typing:
   1. git fetch
   2. git merge origin/development
   3. Handle merge conflicts accordingly
6. Now, you are ready to make a PR! Follow the PR Template that is automatically populated.