Development & Build Instructions

Quickstart

Requires Python 3.8+, Node.js 16+, and a running PostgreSQL database.

1. Clone the repo

git clone <https://github.com/KSaifStack/SearchTernBase.git>
cd SearchTernBase

2. Set up environment variables

Create backend/.env:

API_KEY=your_secure_random_string_here
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/searchtern

Create frontend/.env.local:

VITE_API_KEY=your_secure_random_string_here

3. Start the app

# Mac/Linux
./start.sh

# Windows
.\start.bat

4. Open it


Frontend	http://localhost:5173
API docs	http://localhost:8000/docs