NC News!

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nc-news

Summary

This project is a back-end server built using Node.js and Express.js for a forum-based platform.
It provides API endpoints, and makes use of a PostgreSQL database to store and retrieve data.

Setup

Clone

Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/elliejaneeeeee/be-nc-news.git

Install Dependencies

Navigate to the project directory and run:
npm install

Seed Local Database

Before seeding, create two files with the necessary database connections. ¹

.env.development
PGDATABASE=nc_news

.env.test
PGDATABASE=nc_news_test

Run Tests

npm test

Minimum Versions

Node.js: v21.6.2 or later
PostgreSQl: v14.11 or later

Footnotes

1. Make sure the environment files are added to your .gitignore ↩