BOOK CATALOG

A react app with node js backend and postgres DB. There are 2 ways to run the app:

Option A: Use Docker compose

1. Clone the repo and CD into it
2. Type docker-compose up
3. Should start 3 services: posgres DB with sample books, node js backend app and front-end react app.
4. The catalog should be available at http://localhost:3000

Option B: Manually

1. Clone the repo and CD into it.
2. Start local Postgres server.
3. Run manually the SQL in database-seed.sql
4. Change the credentials in backend/initDB.js to match your DB.
5. In backend folder, run: npm install and node index.js to start the server.
6. In frontend folder, run: npm install and npm run start to start the server.