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AgileMovieDB: A sample app for a MEAN world

AgileMovieDB: One MEAN Application

This is a sample learning application to demonstrate the capabilities of the MEAN (Mongo, Express, AngularJS, Node.js) stack of web application development.

Install Required Software

1. Node.js (for *nix systems, don't forget to install npm)
2. MongoDB

Suggested Development Tools

1. WebStorm -- also install the Mongo Plugin
2. MongoVue -- for Windows systems -- in lieu of WebStorm's Mongo plugin, use this to browse your local Mongo instance

Prerequisite Steps

1. Clone repo
2. In a command line run sudo npm install -g bower grunt-cli karma (*nix systems) or npm npm install -g bower grunt-cli karma
3. Go to /Server in a command line and run sudo npm install (*nix systems) or npm install (Windows systems)
4. Go to /Server/seeds. Run /usr/bin/node seed.js (*nix systems) or node seed.js (Windows systems)
5. Go to /Web in a command line and run sudo npm install (*nix systems) or npm install (Windows systems)

Running the Application

1. Go to /Server in a command line and run sails lift
2. Go to /Web in a command line and run grunt server
3. Browse to http://localhost:3445 for the Web UI
4. Browse to http://localhost:1337 for the API

Credits

• NGBP: A boilerplate project for AngularJS encompassing best patterns and practices, directory structure, and automated build using Grunt
• Sails.js: An MVC framework based on Node.js
• StartBootstrap Stylish Portfolio Template: Making us developers feel like UI/UX people