Northcoders News API

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This portfolio project was created as part of a Digital Skills Bootcamp in Software Engineering provided by Northcoders

Getting Started

Connecting to Databases Locally

1. Create Environment Variable Files:

   • Create two .env files in the root directory of your project: .env.development and .env.test.
   • Add PGDATABASE=, with the correct database name for that environment (see /db/setup.sql for the database names)

2. Ensure .env Files are Gitignored:

   • Confirm that your .gitignore includes .env.* to prevent these files from being committed

Installing Dependencies

1. Install Project Dependencies:
   • Run npm install to install all necessary dependencies