RemoteBackend

This is the Elixir Backend that powers the automated point assigment for users :-)

This application is standard elixir application that uses the Phoenix framework to provide an endpoint for retrieval of users.
Basic familiarity with Elixir is a pre requisite
The application has a dependency on PostgresQL for data storage

Installation

Clone repo

git clone https://github.com/churcho/remote_backend
cd remote_backend

Install Dependencies

This project uses asdf-elixir for managing Elixir versions. Refer to the asdf documentation on how to run different version per project.

asdf install
mix deps.get

Setup initial seed configs

# In your config/config.exs file
config :remote_backend,
  max_points: 100, # Maximum points a user can be awarded
  max_user_seed: 100 #You can change this to test performance

Create and Migrate Database

This process will seed the initial database with random users. The number of initial users to seed is specified in the

mix ecto.setup

Start Server

mix phx.server

Now you can visit localhost:4000 from your browser.