• Node.js >=14.13.0
• NPM >=6.14.8
• MySQL

1. Clone the application from the repository.

2. Install dependencies:

    npm ci
   

3. Create the config.js and knexfile.js files by copying the config.js.example and knexfile.js.example files, respectively:

    cp config.js.example config.js
    cp knexfile.js.example knexfile.js
   

4. Specify the port and JWT key in the config.js file, and also specify database connection settings for development, production, and test modes in the knexfile.js file.

5. Create database:

    sudo mysql -uuser -ppass
    > CREATE DATABASE `exress-articles-app` CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
    > exit
   

   Replace user and pass with your username and password, respectively.

6. Run migrations and seeds:

    npm run migrate
    npm run db:seed
   

The next steps will be different for development and production modes.

1. Install nodemon globally:

    sudo npm i -g nodemon
   

2. Launch the application:

    npm run start:dev
   

1. Install pm2 globally:

    sudo npm i -g pm2
   

2. Launch the application:

    npm run start:prod
   

1. Create database:

    sudo mysql -uuser -ppass
    > CREATE DATABASE `exress-articles-app_test` CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
    > exit
   

   Replace user and pass with your username and password, respectively.

2. Run tests:

    npm run test:e2e