A one-to-one realtime chat app.
Create the PostgreSQL database (these instructions may need to be adapted for your operating system):
psql
CREATE DATABASE messenger;
CREATE DATABASE messenger_test;
\q
Update db.js to connect with your local PostgreSQL set up. The Sequelize documentation can help with this.
Create a .env file in the server directory and add your session secret (this can be any string):
SESSION_SECRET="your session secret"
CORS_ORIGIN=http://localhost:3000
DATABASE_URL=postgres://<db_user_name>:<db_user_pass>@localhost:5432/messenger
TEST_DATABASE_URL=postgres://<db_user_name>:<db_user_pass>@localhost:5432/messenger
In the server folder, install dependencies and then seed the database:
cd server
npm install
npm run seed
In the client folder, install dependencies:
cd client
npm install
In one terminal, start the front end:
cd client
npm start
In a separate terminal, start the back end:
cd server
npm run dev