Mac Instructions (Catalina onwards)

Install MongoDB

brew tap mongodb/brew

brew install mongodb-community

sudo mkdir -p /System/Volumes/Data/data/db

sudo chown -R `id -un` /System/Volumes/Data/data/db

Install and Open MongoDB Compass

link: https://www.mongodb.com/try/download/compass

Run website locally

cd backend

npm i

cd frontent

yarn add @craco/craco

npm i

mongod

cd backend

npm run start

cd frontend

npm run start

Sign up

1. Wait for the website to finish loading in localhost:3000
2. Sign up for an account
3. Open MongoDB Compass
4. Click 'Connect'
5. Choose the 'cs889' database
6. Click 'users'
7. Set isAdmin and isVerified to true for your account
8. Click 'Update'
9. Reload the website