genesisxyz / news-site-server

How to run news-site-server

Docker

Install docker

You will need docker and docker-compose.

Fill in the environment variables

MAIL_USER and MAIL_PASS

A functioning mail account is required for sending confirmation emails to the client

PRIVATEKEY

This is required for JWT token encryption

Build and run the container

docker-compose build

docker-compose up

Node

Install the dependencies using npm install

Fill in the environment variables just like for the Docker section

Run the repo

nodemon src/index.js

Notes

You can change the other environment variables too

DB_ variables

These are required for the db connection, change them as you see fit

Ports

You can change the ports of the Apollo or Express servers as you wish, the client port must match the port of the client, so this can't be changed without changing the client port.