saurabhsjoshi / VITacademics

The VITacademics Backend and WebApp ported to Node.js

VITacademics

VITacademics Backend and Web App

This is currently hosted [here] (http://vitacademics-rel.herokuapp.com/)

For the API Documentation, check out the [Project Wiki] (https://github.com/aneesh-neelam/VITacademics/wiki)

Please report any bugs or issues [here] (https://github.com/aneesh-neelam/VITacademics/issues)

Instructions for Installation:

Install Node.js 0.10.x

Install all dependencies

$ npm install

Install frontend dependencies manually (Microsoft Windows only)

The npm postinstall script to run bower may not work properly on Windows, see this issue

# npm -g install bower
$ bower install

Run the server locally at port 3000 or "PORT" in process.env

$ npm start

External Requirements:

• A MongoDB instance running locally or valid "MONGOLAB_URI"/"MONGOHQ_URI" string in process.env
• A valid "COOKIE_SECRET" string in process.env for better security (Optional)
• A valid "LOGENTRIES_TOKEN" in process.env for Logentries support (Optional)
• A valid "NEWRELIC_APP_NAME" and "NEWRELIC_LICENSE" in process.env for New Relic support (Optional)