• Node.js installed (skip if already installed) • MongoDB account • Google Cloud account with Google Calendar API enabled
• Open the backend folder in VS Code
• Open the integrated terminal
• Right-click on the sidebar > Select "Open in Integrated Terminal"
• Install dependencies:
npm install
• Seed the database:
npm run seed
• Create a .env file in the root of the backend folder and add your environment variables:
DATABASE_URL=<your_mongodb_atlas_uri>
CLIENT_ID=<your_google_client_id>
CLIENT_SECRET=<your_google_client_secret>
REDIRECT_URI=http://localhost:9090/redirect
• Run tests for the backend (if needed): npm run test
• Start the server:
npm run dev
• Open the frontend folder in VS Code in a new window or tab.
• Open the integrated terminal as you did for the backend.
• Install dependencies:
npm install
• Install netlify CLI:
npm install netlify-cli -g
• Start the frontend application:
netlify dev
Remember to run the backend before the frontend to ensure the API is ready to accept requests.
• First, run the backend with npm run dev in the backend's integrated terminal.
• Then, run the frontend with netlify dev in the frontend's integrated terminal.
• To interact with the Google Calendar, you will use the credentials you obtained from the Google Cloud Console.
• Remember to replace the placeholder values in the .env file with your actual credentials.
For the admin features(add events) use the user login: admin@admin.com with password admin123.
For anyone setting up this project, follow these instructions to start the application locally on your machine. Ensure the ports (9090 for the backend, and 5174 for the frontend by default) are not being used by another process.