StarMax Application

StarMax is an ASP.NET MVC application that retrieves and displays starship data from the Star Wars API (SWAPI). It consists of two components: a backend API built with ASP.NET MVC and a frontend UI built with React. The backend API retrieves data from SWAPI, stores it in a SQL Server database, and exposes endpoints to interact with the data. The frontend UI consumes the API and displays starship information to the user.

Features

Retrieve starship data from SWAPI and store it in a SQL Server database
Display starship information in a user-friendly manner using Material-UI components
Randomly display a starship from the database on each application load
Implement CRUD operations to manipulate starship data
Dockerize the application for easy deployment

Technologies Used

.NET 6
ASP.NET MVC
Entity Framework Core
MS SQL Server
React
Material-UI
Docker

Getting Started

To get started with the StarMax application, follow these steps:

Clone the repository:

git clone git@github.com:glitchwizard/StarMax.git

Navigate to the project directory:

cd StarMax

Install the necessary dependencies:

For the backend API (StarMax_BackEnd):

dotnet restore

For the frontend UI (StarMax_FrontEnd):

cd StarMax_FrontEnd
npm install

Configure the database connection:

Update the connection string in the appsettings.json file in the StarMax_BackEnd folder to point to your SQL Server database.

Seed the database:

cd StarMax_BackEnd
dotnet ef database update

Start the application:

For the backend API (StarMax_BackEnd):

dotnet run

For the frontend UI (StarMax_FrontEnd):

cd ../StarMax_FrontEnd
npm start

The backend API will be accessible at http://localhost:5000, and the frontend UI will be accessible at http://localhost:3000.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find a bug or have a suggestion for improvement, please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

glitchwizard / StarMax