Iasi Real Estate

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This project aims to track the average apartment prices in Iasi per neighbourhood.

Stack

• front-end: React
• back-end: Node
• db: Postgres

Installation

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Prerequisites

• Node.js (version 14.x or later)
• npm (comes with Node.js)
• PostgreSQL (version 12 or later)

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/username/project-name.git
cd IasiRealEstate

Backend Setup

• Install the dependencies:

cd backend && npm install

• Configure Environment Variables:

Create a .env file in the backend directory and copy the fields in the template (back-end/envtemplate) file:

cp envtemplate .env

• Here you should fill in all the fields with:

  • the URL to your backend
  • your express server PORT and HOST (typically localhost:5000)
  • your database connection URL
  • the SMTP (emailing service) data
  • the owner email (which will be alerted of good deals every 2 days)

• Set up the database:

  • create your Postgres database
  • run the create-tables.sql queries

• Build and run the backend server:

npm run build && npm start  # or npm run debug for development mode with auto-reload

Frontend Setup

cd frontend && npm install

• Configure Environment Variables:

Create a .env file in the backend directory and copy the fields in the template (back-end/envtemplate) file:

cp envtemplate .env

In .env you should fill in the URL of your backend server

• Start the Frontend Server:

npm start