README.md

Digital Portfolio

Digital portfolio website for Montgomery Hatch

Installation

Database

1. Install MongoDB

REST API

1. Install Node.js

2. Retrieve project dependencies

   In project root run $ npm install

3. Set mail client

   Set the username/password in /api/routes/mailRoute.js

4. Connect to database

   In /api/server.js update mongoose.connect() with your db connect string. For local development use mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/{database name}

5. Start NodeJS server

   Navigate to /api and run node server.js

   Default port is 3000, you can set this in /api/server.js

6. Add data

   You may add data using the mongo command line interface or by using the REST API endpoints defined in /api/server.js

Application

Run the development server

webpack-dev-server

Run the production build

webpack -p

Run test suite

npm run test

Note: In a production environment you will need to update the URI for the REST API in /src/components/main.jsx