Getting Started

Project Requirements

Before we go into the details, make sure you fulfill these requirements:

• Git

• NodeJS v16.^

• Docker

Note: NPM version used is 7.20.0!

Running Mongo in Docker

If you don't already have an instance of Mongo running, eg. in Docker or otherwise locally, start by fetching the latest image of Mongo and running it in docker:

• docker run -d -p 27017:27017 --name mongo mongo:latest

The command will fetch the latest official image of Mongo from the Docker Hub. The option -d signifies that the Docker container runs in the background, whereas -p signifies the port, allowing you to access mongo at localhost:27017.

Configuring the Service

When all of the dependencies are ready (MongoDB), we can start configuring the service.

First copy+paste the .env.example as .env and make any changes to the environment file as needed.

Note: If you follow the default setup, you should not have to make any changes!

Configuring Firebase

If you want, or need, to work with Authentication, you will need to set up Firebase Authentication. We recommend each developer create a new Firebase Project and use it for local development.

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Running the Service

If you have not already, run npm ci to install the package dependencies as defined in the package-lock.json file.

Note: To keep the service as stable as possible, we highly recommend you do not use npm install unless you have added new dependencies.

You can now run either the start or watch command, to run the service:

• npm run start:dev To run the server locally

• npm run start:watch To run the server locally, and watch for any changes

Running the Service in Docker

To run the service in Docker, you must first build the image. You can achieve that simply by doing:

• docker build -t collaction-api --no-cache . Notice the no-cache option, which forces Docker to build the image from scratch.

Note: The no-cache option is used, in case you have made changes, otherwise Docker builds from the cache. This can mean your changes won't be applied.

You will now be able to run the image in a container using the following command:

• docker run -p 3000:3000 --name collaction-api collaction-api

Note: When accessing another running container, eg. Mongo, you will have to change the ENV variable accordingly.