antoniosarosi / MERN-Exercise-Tracker

Simple MERN Web App example

MERN Exercise Tracker

Simple MERN Web App, original code & author:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CqJlxBYj-M&t=2189s

Setup

First, clone the repo and cd into the project

git clone https://github.com/antoniosarosi/MERN-Exercise-Tracker.git
cd MERN-Exercise-Tracker

Docker setup

Use the setup script:

bash docker-setup.sh

Run on Docker containers

docker-compose up

Local setup

Use the auto setup script:

bash local-setup.sh

Or if you prefer to do it manually:

# Backend
cd backend
npm i
touch .env
echo "MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost/mern-exercise-tracker" >> .env
# Or create a Mongodb Atlas cluster and use that URI
echo "# MONGO_URI=mongodb+srv://<user>:<password>@<uri>/<dbname>?<options>" >> .env

# Frontend
cd ../frontend
npm i
touch .env
echo "REACT_APP_API_URL=http://localhost:5000" >> .env

Run locally

In the project directory:

cd backend
npm run dev

On another terminal:

cd frontend
npm start

Backend will be on port 5000 and frontend on port 3000 (if not already in use)