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# clone repository
https://github.com/RoshanSureen/dev-connector.git
# Install dependencies
cd dev-connector && npm install
# create a .env file in root of your project
touch .envIn the .env file create the below 2 enviroment varieables. Make sure it is exactly as shown below. No special charecters or spaces must be there.
DB_URL=YOUR_OWN_MONGO_URI
TOKEN_SECRET=YOUR_OWN_SECRET
To run the development server:
# the development server runs on port 3000
npm run devTo run production build:
# create code bundle
npm run build
# run production server
npm run prodIn the project a Procfile has also been provided. This file is used by Heroku.
You will need to install the heroku-cli
# Heroku-cli (paste link in browser)
https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/heroku-cliAfer installing heroku-cli run the following commands in terminal
# login locally
heroku loginYou will be prompted to enter your email and password which is the same the email and password used when you sign up for Heroku
# create your app
heroku create
# set enviroment vareiables
heroku config:set DB_URL=YOUR_OWN_DB_URI
heroku config:set TOKEN_SECRET=YOUR_OWN_SECRETTry to keep your production DB different from development DB
# bundle code for production
npm run build
# deploy code to heroku
git push heroku master:master
