instructions.md

challenge-eng-base

This starter kit currently supports React for the frontend and Go, Python, Java, or Node for the backend.

To get the project up and running:

1. Install Docker https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/
2. In a terminal, go to the directory challenge-eng-base-master
3. Edit docker-compose.yml. Change services: backend: build: based on your preferred language. Options are backend-golang, backend-python, backend-java, or backend-node.
4. For a backend project
   1. docker-compose up backend
   2. Test that it's running http://localhost:18000/test
5. For a fullstack project
   1. docker-compose up fullstack
   2. Test that it's running http://localhost:13000/test

To restart the project

docker-compose down
docker-compose up <backend or fullstack>

To see schema changes, remove the old db volume by adding -v when stopping

docker-compose down -v

To see code changes, rebuild by adding --build when starting

docker-compose up --build <backend or fullstack>

If you run into issues connecting to the db on startup, try restarting (without the -v flag).