olafwrieden / weather-app

A basic Node.js weather app to fetch the temperature of any city in the world using the OpenWeather API.

Simple Weather App

A basic Node.js weather app to fetch the temperature of any city in the world using the OpenWeather API.

The source code is adapted from this repo for the purpose of creating and documenting a development environment around an existing project.

Getting Started

1. Create a .env file in the root directory of this repo.
2. Copy the contents of the .env.example file into the previously created .env file. Then set the variables as required. Example: PORT=3000
3. Install all required dependencies by running: npm install

In Development

Wouldn't it be nice if the page were to refresh for instant feedback whenever you have saved a code change? Well, that's where a package called nodemon comes in. In development , start the application using:

$ npm run dev
// Now open your browser and visit: localhost:3000 (or port number defined in .env)

In Production

Wouldn't it be nice if the page were to refresh for instant feedbacl whenever you have saved a code change? Well, that's where a package called nodemon comes in. In development , start the application using:

$ npm start
// Now open your browser and visit: localhost:3000 (or port number defined in .env)