ChartList

A Craigslist Clone Please see PropertiesQueries.md for information about the queries and their descriptions and results.

Backend Setup

1. Install Dependencies

Navigate to the backend folder and run:

pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Create .env File

In the backend folder, create a .env file with the following content:

HOST=127.0.0.1
PORT=8000
LOCATION=us-central1

DB_USER=root
DB_PASSWORD=your-password
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_NAME=craigslist

3. Export Google Application Credentials

Download your Google JSON credentials file and place it in the backend folder.

On macOS or Linux:

export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="/absolute/path/to/your-service-account-key.json"

On Windows PowerShell:

$env:GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="C:\absolute\path\to\your-service-account-key.json"

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Running the Servers

1. Start the Backend

From the backend folder, run:

python backend.py

2. Install Frontend Dependencies

Navigate to the frontend folder and run:

npm install

3. Start the Frontend

In the frontend folder, start the server with:

npm start