Create .env file: backend/.env add the following:

PORT=4000
MONGO_URL=<mongo_url_from_atlas>
JSW_SECRET=<random_secret>

Create .env file: frontend/.env add the following:

REACT_APP_BASE_URL=http://localhost:4000

To run using docker: from root directory of repo run docker compose up --build -d

to run without docker (from root of repo):

cd backend
npm install
npm run dev

cd frontend
npm install
npm start