Chat Platform API

This is the backend for the Chat Platform React project.

Installation & Setup

Node.js v16
- 8/31/2022 - I've tested this on my Ubuntu server with Node.js v18 and there was an issue with the database connection. I was able to fix this by downgrading to Node.js v16. If you have any issues with the database connection, please try Node.js v16.
MySQL Server (or any SQL database that is supported by TypeORM).

Clone the repository.
Run yarn install to install dependencies.
Create a .env.development file in the root directory and paste the following:
```
PORT=

MYSQL_DB_HOST=
MYSQL_DB_USERNAME=
MYSQL_DB_PASSWORD=
MYSQL_DB_PORT=
MYSQL_DB_NAME=

COOKIE_SECRET=
```
- PORT The port your server will run on
- MYSQL_DB_HOST The hostname for your MySQL database server
- MYSQL_DB_USERNAME The username for your MySQL database
- MYSQL_DB_PASSWORD The password for your MySQL user account
- MYSQL_DB_PORT The port your MySQL server is running on (default 3306)
- MYSQL_DB_NAME The name of your database (be sure to create it first otherwise an error will be thrown).
- COOKIE_SECRET Can be any string that can be used to encrypt & decrypt your cookie.
Run yarn start:dev or npm run start:dev depending on which package manager you use to start the project in development mode.