Kochii

Assists and encourages individuals for a manageable meal preparation lifestyle

Installation

# Installs server and client dependencies then builds the client
# for production to the `client/dist` folder
$ npm install

APIs Required

You need the follow API keys:

• Sendgrid - https://sendgrid.com/
• FoodData Central (FDC) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/api-guide.html/

Development

Create .env file with the following:

• MONGODB_URI=your_uri_string

• SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key

• SENDGRID_API_KEY=your_api_key

• FDC_API_KEY=your_api_key

• HOST_URL=http://localhost:3000

# starts client development server
# starts and monitor for any changes in the backend server
$ npm run dev

# Populates your database with basic data.
$ npm run util:populatedb <uri_string>

# Drops your entire database.
$ npm run util:dropdb <uri_string>

Production

Set the following environment variables:

• PORT=your_port

• MONGODB_URI=your_uri_string

• SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key

• SENDGRID_API_KEY=your_api_key

• SENDGRID_TEMPLATE_ID=your_template_id

• FDC_API_KEY=your_api_key

• HOST_URL=your_host_url

# Installs server and client dependencies then builds the client
# for production to the `client/dist` folder
$ npm install

# Starts the server to serve both api and html
$ npm start