InTouch is build with the help of node.JS, Express, AngularJS, Socket.IO and MongoDB. It includes a server built in node.js and a html client built with AngularJS.
- node.js
- socket.io
- Express
- node-uuid
- underscore
- ejs
- shrinkwrap
- AngularJS
- Angular-Bootsrap (angular-ui)
- Bootstrap (Yeti theme)
- Font Awesome
The installation of certain tools can be a bit annoying, but these then become inseparable friends to all developer. We will not explain how to install each and every one of these tools, especially because their sites do much better than what we could do ourselves:
For a live demo go to:
http://intouchdev.herokuapp.com
##Signing up, and deploying to Heroku
###Documentation
From heroku.com, click Documentation, then click the Getting Started button, then click Node.js from the list of options on the left...which will take you here: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/nodejs
Install Heroku toolbelt from here: https://toolbelt.heroku.com/
Sign up via the website (no credit card required).
Login using the command line tool:
heroku login
Create your heroku app:
heroku create
Git deploy your app:
git push heroku master
Assign a dyno to your app:
heroku ps:scale web=1
Open the app (same as opening it in the browser):
heroku open
And your app should be up on Heroku.
If you have these 2 tools installed, go to terminal and type: npm install
Go to terminal and run grunt
.
Point your browser to http://127.0.0.1:8000
InTouch uses PassportJS for authentication with Google, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Enjoy!