maxreuben / One-Stop-Shop

E-Commerce-Website

Quickstart

1. Install node following instructions here
2. Install git cli here
3. Log into CockroachDB (I used GitHub to log in)
4. Create a free database and add the CA certificate as per their instructions
5. Once you get to the connect stage, copy the "General Connection String" and save it
6. Choose a directory in command prompt or Powershell
7. Run the following commands

   git clone https://github.com/srikrishnakaashyap/E-Commerce-Website
   cd E-Commerce-Website
   git branch working
   npm install

8. Create a .env file in the root directory of E-Commerce-Website that looks like this:

   COCKROACH_DB=<Connection String from Step 5>
   SESSION_SECRET=e7050b24044fdcc300d40f52706accad35b052ca # this is a random string, you can regenerate it if you want

9. Run node ./index.js from the root of the project
10. Visit http://localhost:8001/signup from your browser