FlatMatch backend

Setup (before first run)

Go to your project root folder via command line

cd path/to/workspace/backend

Install node dependencies

npm install

Set the environment variables

1. Copy the pre-distributed .env.dist file to a .env file in the root directory of the backend project.

2. Modify the .env file if necessary.

Start the project

Development environment

Run the backend (dev mode)

npm run dev

Production environment Run the backend (quick run)

# build only once before running (no need, if dist/ is generated)
npm run build

# run the server
npm run start

DB Access How to access DB with 3rd party tools

Use the credentials and your tool of choice to connect to mongoDB through GUI tools

mongodb+srv://${DB_USER}:${DB_PASS}@flatmatch-frankfurt.mhfhi.mongodb.net/FlatMatch?retryWrites=true&w=majority