README.md

This project has two different projects in the two initial tabs:

1. File System App
2. Url Shortener

(For the file system application, records get stored in localstorage on your browser)

Installation Scripts

1. Client side
   In the Project directory, please run the following after making sure you have npm installed:
   npm install
2. Server side
   Go into the 'backend' directory and please run the following command after making sure you have anaconda installed:
   conda env create -f environment.yml
conda activate pipe_17
3. Database
   Run the following scripts to pull mongo from Docker Hub assuming Docker is installed:
   docker pull mongo

Run Scripts

1. Client side
   In the project directory, you can run:
   npm start
   Runs the app in the development mode.
   Open http://localhost:3000 to view it in the browser.
2. Server side
   Go into the 'backend' directory and please run the following commands:
   python server.py
   If you would like to use MongoDB to store, please set the variable USE_MONGO to True in the same file.
3. Database
   Run the following to get mongodb up and running if necessary:
   docker run -p 27017:27017 --name mongodb mongo

To configure the server url to hit from the frontend, please edit the url variable in url.json file.