Added config.js to make cloning simple.

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 /frontend/recipegram/node_modules
 /backend/node_modules
 /backend/uploads
+README!!!.txt

README.md

@@ -21,14 +21,17 @@ Live here: https://recipegram.site/
 
 ### Installation:
 1. Clone the repository: `git clone https://github.com/dheeraj70/RecipeGram`
-2. Navigate to the backend folder: `cd backend`
-3. Install backend dependencies: `npm install`
-4. Set up MySQL database `subscribe`
-5. Run backend server: `node index.js`
-6. Navigate to the frontend folder: `cd ../frontend/recipegram`
-7. Install frontend dependencies: `npm install`
-8. Run frontend server: `npm start`
-9. Open your browser and navigate to `http://localhost:3000` to view the app.
+2. Open config.js and rename the host, user, password according to your local mysql server.
+3. Open CLI and run `mysql -u <your_username> -p` then enter your password.
+4. Run `source script.sql`. This will load sample data which is needed for project to run.
+5. Alternatively you can run the script.sql on Mysql Workbench.
+6. Navigate to the backend folder: `cd backend`
+7. Install backend dependencies: `npm install`
+8. Run backend server: `node index.js`
+9. Navigate to the frontend folder: `cd ../frontend/recipegram`
+10. Install frontend dependencies: `npm install`
+11. Run frontend server: `npm start`
+12. Open your browser and navigate to `http://localhost:3000` to view the app.
 
 ### Contributing:
 Contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit bug reports, feature requests, or pull requests to help improve RecipeGram.

backend/index.js

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const cors = require('cors')
 const store = new session.MemoryStore();
 const path = require('path');
 const { off } = require('process');
+const config = require('../config.js');
 
 const app = express();
 const port = 8080;
@@ -39,15 +40,7 @@ app.use(passport.initialize());
 app.use(passport.session());
 
 
-const db = mysql.createPool({
-  host: 'localhost',
-  user: 'root',
-  password: 'pass123',
-  database: 'subscribe',
-  waitForConnections: true,
-  connectionLimit: 50, 
-  queueLimit: 0
-  });
+const db = mysql.createPool(config.database);
   /*
   db.connect((err) => {
     if (err) {

config.js

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+module.exports = {
+    // Database configuration
+    database: {
+        host: 'localhost', //write your host name
+        user: 'root', // write your user name
+        password: 'pass123', // write your password
+        database: 'subscribe',
+        waitForConnections: true,
+        connectionLimit: 50, 
+        queueLimit: 0
+    }
+  };