instructions for setting up :
- clone the project
- cd to project directory
- install npm if havent installed yet
- install mysql if havent installed
- run this command to set up database
npm run setDB - if this fails on windows : run sql script manually
- create .env file
- copy everything from env_sample and insert in .env file
- initialize every environment variable in env file with your own db credentials
- run
npm install - only for development : install nodemon if you havent installed by
sudo npm install -g nodemon - for development : run
npm run dev - for testing : run
npm run start - if you see handshake error : Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client this maybe because of mysql version if so
- run
mysql -u root -p - run
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'your password' - switch to development branch Dont Commit on master branch