wvkong/Blog-app-backend

Vilego Blog Backend

This is the Ruby on Rails API for Vilego Blog. Vilego Blog is a blog post app that helps a user create articles for other users to read and interact with.

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Table of Contents

1. Getting Started
   • Install Ruby
   • Install Rails
   • Install SQLite 3
2. Downloading This Project
3. Technologies Used
4. Contributors
5. License

Getting Started

Install Ruby

• Verify the current version of Ruby running using the following command:

$ ruby -v

• We recommend version 3.0.2. If you need to upgrade you can install it using rvm:

$ rvm install 3.0.2 --default

Install Rails

• Run the command:

$ gem install rails

Install SQLite 3

• Install SQLite 3 using the following command:

$ sudo apt install sqlite3

• Verify the installation using the command:

$ sqlite3 --version

Downloading This Project

• Clone the repository and change directory into the folder using commands:

$ git clone git@github.com:Edward-ochieng/Blog-app-backend.git
$ cd Blog-app-backend

• Install gems using command:

$ bundle install

• Migrate and seed data by running the commands:

$ rails db:migrate
$ rails db:seed

• Launch the rails server using command:

$ rails s

Technologies Used

• ActiveModel::Serializer
• BCrypt
• Cloudinary
• JWT
• Rack CORS

Contributors

• Allan Ngugi
• Edward Ochieng
• Joseph Mwinzi
• Joseph Njenga
• Nicholas Ndikwe
• Rebecca Njeri
• Timothy Lenku

License

This project is under MIT license.