Install instructions

README.md

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-# tylr
-tylr ist ein System, welches Gruppen die Möglichkeit bietet, gemeinsame Ausgaben untereinander aufzuteilen.
+# TYLR
+TYLR is a REST API to help you to split up expenses in groups.
+
+## Run from binaries
+
+Prerequisites:
+
+ - Java / OpenJDK 8
+ - PostgreSQL 9
+
+1. Install the prerequisites.
+2. Download the newest release from Github.
+3. Run the following commands to create a user and database:
+
+````
+CREATE USER tylr IDENTIFIED BY 'tylr';
+CREATE DATABASE tylr WITH OWNER tylr ENCODING 'UTF8' LC_COLLATE = 'en_US.UTF-8' LC_CTYPE = 'en_US.UTF-8'
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE tylr to tylr;
+````
+
+````
+psql -f sql/create_tables.sql tylr tylr
+````
+
+4. Create the`applications.properties` file and add the database credentials.
+
+````
+# Datasource settings
+spring.datasource.url = jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/tylr
+spring.datasource.username = tylr
+spring.datasource.password = tylr
+#server.port = 4567 #default
+#server.ip = 127.0.0.1 #default
+````
+
+5. Run `scripts/tylr-api` to start the TYLR.
+6. Access it through http://localhost:PORT
+
+If you want to access the API from outside localhost or / and SSL, use a reverse proxy in front of the application like an NGINX.
+
+## Run from source
+
+Prerequisites:
+
+ - Java / OpenJDK 8
+ - PostgreSQL 9
+
+1. Install the prerequisites.
+2. Clone the master branch or a version tag from Github.
+3. Do steps 4 and 5 from above.
+4. Run `./gradlew run` to run TYLR.

application.properties-example

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 # Datasource settings
 spring.datasource.url = jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/tylr
 spring.datasource.username = tylr
-spring.datasource.password = tylr
+spring.datasource.password = tylr
+#server.port = 4567 #default
+#server.ip = 127.0.0.1 #default