Instructions to Run

Prerequisites

• Install Docker Desktop: Docker Installation Guide
• Install Node: https://nodejs.org/en/download
• Install Python: https://www.python.org/downloads/

Running the Project

• Step 0: At the root directory, start the Docker containers: docker-compose up
• Step 1: Go into the client folder and run the following command: npm install
• Step 2: Then, run the following command: npm run build
• Step 3: Create a .env.production file and put the following parameter inside: REACT_APP_STRIPE_API_KEY
• Step 4: Go into the server folder and create a .env file using the following parameters obtained from firebase, stripe, and typesense:
  • API_KEY
  • AUTH_DOMAIN
  • PROJECT_ID
  • STORAGE_BUCKET
  • MESSAGING_SENDER_ID
  • APP_ID
  • MEASUREMENT_ID
  • DATABASE_URL
  • STRIPE_API_KEY
  • TYPESENSE_API_KEY
• Step 5: Put the json file downloaded from service accounts in the firebase settings and rename it serviceAccount.json and put it in the server folder
• Step 6: Run the following command pip install -r requirements.txt
• Step 7: Run the command: python app.py
• Step 8: Go to your browser and type in the following url: localhost:3000 and that is the website

IMPORTANT: Make sure your Node.js is at 20.11.0 and your Python version is at 3.12.2

Note: You can use npm start in the client folder to just run the frontend but the server functionality will not work