README.md

book-gallery-api

A simple authentication API for the books gallery app

Core Technologies

1. NodeJS/Express
2. Postgres/Sequelize ORM

To get started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/she-code-africa/WOSCA-book-gallery-api
   

2. Ensure you have installed NodeJS and Postgres

3. Navigate into the app's root directory:

   cd WOSCA-book-gallery-api
   

Database Setup

1. Create a Postgres database for your local development with any name of your choice.

2. Create a .env file in the root directory by copying the sample file and updating the database variables with your connection credentials, as well as the JWT signing secret.

3. Globally install sequelize cli

     npm install -g sequelize-cli
   

4. Run migrations

     sequelize db:migrate
   

Development

1. Install all dependencies:

     npm install
   

2. Install all dependencies:

     npm run start:dev
   

Contributing

Refer to the contribution guidelines for this project here