Requirements
For this project you need Node JS version >= 4.2.4 with npm. You can download the installer here
Installing Dependencies
To set up the project open up the command line and go into the where the package.json file
is and run the following to install the dependencies:
$ npm install
Virtual Environment
This project uses environmental variables and is able to read them from a config.json file,
so lets set that up. Execute the following command in the root directory of the project.
$ cp ./config/files/config-example.json ./config/files/config.json
Afterwards set your values for the Firebase DB, Server Key and Sender ID inside the config.json.
Add Firebase Credentials
In order for the Firebase Admin SDK to work, you will need to follow the steps in
the documentation here
to add the serviceAccount.json file under the /config/files directory
Note: You must name your private key file serviceAccount.json
Add Firebase to the Frontend
Paste initialization snippet into views/html/messaging.html with the one generated from
the Firebase Console Overview > Add Firebase to your web app.
See TODO inviews/html/messaging.html.
Create a User
Run the following command in your Terminal:
npm run createsuperuser
Running the Project
To run the project on the directory go into the directory where the package.json file is in the
command line and run the following:
$ npm start
Enjoy!