From this folder (project-template-react-rails-api), enter 'rails s' from the terminal window to start the server. Then, enter npm start --prefix frontend to start the frontend server.

This project is scaffolded so that you can build a React frontend and Rails backend together.

• Ruby 2.7.4
• NodeJS (v14 or higher), and npm

See Environment Setup below for instructions on installing these tools if you don't already have them.

Fork and clone this repository.

Then run:

bundle install
rails db:create
rails db:seed
npm install --prefix frontend

You can use the following commands to run the application:

• rails s: run the backend on http://localhost:3000
• npm start --prefix client: run the frontend on http://localhost:4000
• rails start: run the frontend and backend together with one command

Verify which version of Ruby you're running by entering this in the terminal:

ruby -v

Make sure that the Ruby version you're running is listed in the supported runtimes by Heroku. At the time of writing, supported versions are 2.6.8, 2.7.4, or 3.0.2. Our recommendation is 2.7.4, but make sure to check the site for the latest supported versions.

If it's not, you can use rvm to install a newer version of Ruby:

rvm install 2.7.4 --default

You should also install the latest versions of bundler and rails:

gem install bundler
gem install rails

Verify you are running a recent version of Node with:

node -v

If your Node version is less than 14, update it with:

nvm install node

You can also update your npm version with:

npm i -g npm