LearningPointers

LearningPointers is an educational platform for mastering C++ pointers. Facilities:

• High quality educational resources
• Online C++ editing and debugging
• Magic

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Installation

LearningPointers requires Node.js and Docker on a GNU/Linux system to run. Not tested yet on other systems.

Step 1: Install Node.js

Ubuntu

$ curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -
$ sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

Step 2: Install Docker

Ubuntu

$ sudo apt-get -y install \
  apt-transport-https \
  ca-certificates \
  curl
$ curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo add-apt-repository \
       "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
       $(lsb_release -cs) \
       stable"
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get -y install docker-ce

Step 4: (optional) Install MySQL server

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server
$ sudo mysql_secure_installation

Step 4: Clone LearningPointers repository

$ git clone https://github.com/timitoc/LearningPointers

Step 5: Install npm modules

$ cd LearningPointers
$ npm install

Step 6: Build Docker image

$ sudo ./build.sh

Step 7: Configure environment

Create a .env file with the following format

DB_HOST=[your database host]
DB_NAME=[your database name]
DB_PASS=[your database password]
DB_DIALECT=mysql

SESSION_SECRET=[your session secret key]

Step 8: Configure MySQL database

$ mysql -u [user] -p[password] < GTG2.1_mysql_create.sql

Notice that there is a space between -u and user and no space between -p and password. You can also log in to mysql and run the script using

mysql> source [.../.../GTG2.1_mysql_create.sql]

Step 9: Start app

$ npm start

Open browser at http://localhost:3000