LeetCode Challenge Web Application

This project is a gamified coding challenge web application inspired by Advent of Code's approach in releasing problems, but using LeetCode problems. Users can participate in daily challenges, track their progress on a leaderboard, and improve their coding skills while coordinating leetcode contests with fellow peers.

Technologies Used

• React + TypeScript
• Flask (Python)
• Firebase data store + authentication
• Docker
• Leetcode api

Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Docker
• Docker Compose
• Git

Setup Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <your-repo-url>
   cd <your-repo-name>
   

2. Set up your Firebase configuration:

   • Place your serviceAccount.json file in the database/ directory.
   • Note: Never commit this file to version control. It's included in the .gitignore file for security reasons

3. Build and start the Docker containers:

   make dcu
   

   This command will build the Docker images for both the backend and frontend, and start the containers. The first time you run this, it may take a few minutes to download and build everything.

4. Once the containers are running, you can access:

   • The backend at http://localhost:5001
   • The frontend at http://localhost:3000

• If you add new dependencies:

  • For the backend: Update requirements.txt and rebuild the backend container with docker-compose up --build backend
  • For the frontend: Update package.json, stop the containers, run docker-compose down, and then docker-compose up --build

• To stop the containers, use Ctrl+C in the terminal where docker-compose is running, or run docker-compose down in another terminal.

Notes

• Make sure both the backend and frontend containers are running for full functionality.
• If you encounter any issues, you can view the logs of each service with docker-compose logs backend or docker-compose logs frontend.