InstaShare

A simple application to upload large files and share them instantly.

Dev setup guide

• Download and install MongoDB on your system: https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/installation/
• Start the Mongo deamon
• Clone and cd into the repo

SERVER SETUP:

• Go into the server folder
• Create a .env file at the root specifying:

  JWT_SECRET=<SET_RANDOM_SECRET_KEY/> - use 'openssl rand -base64 32' to create a secret key
  DB_CONNECTION=<SET_DB_CONNECTION/> - on localhost mostly: mongodb://localhost:27017/
  DB_NAME=<SET_DB_NAME/>  - the name of a new or already existing db
  BUCKET_NAME=<SET_BUCKET_NAME/>  - the name of the  bucket where your files will be stored
  PORT=<SET_SERVER_PORT/> - the port on which your express server will be started. Default is 5000
  

• install node_modules with yarn install

  $ yarn install

• install nodemon globally: https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodemon
• start the server

  $ yarn run dev

CLIENT SETUP:

• Go into the client folder
• Create a .env file at the root specifying:

  REACT_APP_SERVER_HOST=<SERVER_HOST /> - default should be: http://localhost:5000/
  

• install node_modules with yarn install

  $ yarn install

• start the react development server

  $ yarn run start

  You can now sign up and upload your first files!