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@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@ DevHive is the social network solution for programmers. In it you can make posts to share with your friends, comment and more. -It's built with ASP.NET Core as a back-end and Angular as a front-end. For more technical information, you can refer to the [Wiki](https://github.com/Team-Kaleidoscope/DevHive/wiki). +It's built with [`ASP.NET Core`](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/introduction-to-aspnet-core?view=aspnetcore-5.0) as a back-end and [`Angular`](https://angular.io/) as a front-end. For more technical information, you can refer to the [Wiki](https://github.com/Team-Kaleidoscope/DevHive/wiki). -Contents: +### Contents: - [Setting up locally](#setting-up-locally) - [Screenshots](#screenshots) ## Setting up locally -DevHive can be easily self-hosted on your computer or server. There currently aren't any demo instances, so the only way to see it for yourself it to set it up. +There currently aren't any demo instances, so the only way to try it out for yourself it to set it up locally, on a computer or server. In this section are explained the steps to do so. -This tutorial is geared towards Linux-based systems. +The steps are oriented around Linux-based systems. ### Prerequisites @@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ There are some things you need to setup before even downloading the app. Back-end (API) tools: - [`dotnet 5.0`](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/install/linux) or later -- [`Entity Framework Core tool 5.0.2`](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/core/cli/dotnet) or later +- [`Entity Framework Core tool 5.0.2`](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/core/cli/dotnet) or greater - if you've already installed `dotnet`, you can just run this command `dotnet tool install dotnet-ef -g` -- [`postresql 13.1`](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-use-postgresql-on-ubuntu-20-04) or later (older versions might work, but haven't been tested) +- [`postresql 13.1`](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-use-postgresql-on-ubuntu-20-04) or greater (older versions might work, but haven't been tested) - Fedora users could also refer to [this](https://computingforgeeks.com/how-to-install-postgresql-12-on-fedora/) guide - Arch users can refer to the [ArchWiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PostgreSQL) Front-end tools: -- [`Angular CLI 11.0`](https://www.tecmint.com/install-angular-cli-on-linux/) or later (older versions might work, but haven't been tested) +- [`Angular CLI 11.0.6`](https://www.tecmint.com/install-angular-cli-on-linux/) or greater (older versions might work, but haven't been tested) ### Getting started with the database @@ -42,27 +42,28 @@ After installing all of the tools and setting up the database, you should have a 1. Navigate to the `src/DevHive.Web` folder 2. Edit the `appsettings.json` file, under "ConnectionStrings", type in the values, you setup in `ConnectionString.json` in `DevHive.Data` - - On the third row there is a "Secret", it's used for encryption of User password, you can change it **but it must be made up of 64 letters and number!** + - On the third row there is a "Secret" field, it's used for encryption of User passwords, you can change it **but it must be made up of 64 letters and number!** - There are also some cloud values that you can change. Currently, the project uses [Cloudinary](https://cloudinary.com/) as a place for uploading files. If you wish, you can setup your own account there, otherwise file uploading won't work. 3. Run `dotnet run` in the `DevHive.Web` folder - feel free to [run the command in background](https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-run-linux-commands-in-background/) or [create a systemd service](https://medium.com/@benmorel/creating-a-linux-service-with-systemd-611b5c8b91d6) -If everything went well, you can now access the API on `http://localhost:5000/api` with something like [Postman](https://www.postman.com/) or the FOSS [Insomnia Designer](https://github.com/Kong/insomnia). Refer to the [API Endpoints](https://github.com/Team-Kaleidoscope/DevHive/wiki/API-Endpoints) page in the Wiki. +If everything went well, you can now access the API on `http://localhost:5000/api` with something like [Postman](https://www.postman.com/) or the FOSS alternative [Insomnia Designer](https://github.com/Kong/insomnia). On where to send requests, refer to the [API Endpoints](https://github.com/Team-Kaleidoscope/DevHive/wiki/API-Endpoints) page in the Wiki. ### Starting up the Front-end 1. Navigate to `src/DevHive.Angular` -2. Run `npm install` -3. Run `ng serve` +2. Run `npm install` to install all front-end packages +3. Run `ng serve` to start up the front-end - as with the API, you can [run the command in background](https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-run-linux-commands-in-background/) or [create a systemd service](https://medium.com/@benmorel/creating-a-linux-service-with-systemd-611b5c8b91d6) -If nothing broke, you can now access the front-end from `http://localhost:4200`. Also, don't forget that the API needs to be running *at the same time*, otherwise you won't get beyond the login and register screens! +If everything went smoothly, you will be able to access the front-end from `http://localhost:4200`. Also, don't forget that the API needs to be running *at the same time*, otherwise you won't get beyond the Login and Register pages! -## Important notes +### Important notes -You can change on what port the API is ran, by changing the `HTTP_PORT` constant in `src/DevHive.Web/Program.cs`. If you do so, you **must** also update the front-end, because by default it will try to send requests to port 5000. Go to `src/DevHive.Angular/src/app` and edit the `app-constants.module.ts` file, on the second row you're gonna see the variable `BASE_API_URL`, change it accoring to your API modifications. +You can change on what port the API is ran, by changing the `HTTP_PORT` constant in `src/DevHive.Web/Program.cs`. If you do so, you **must** also update the front-end, because by default it will try to send requests to `http://localhost:5000`. +- Go to `src/DevHive.Angular/src/app` and edit the `app-constants.module.ts` file, on the second row you're gonna see the variable `BASE_API_URL`, change it accoring to your API modifications. -You can change on what port the Front-end is ran, by issueing the serve command with the `--port` parameter: `ng serve --port 5001`. But, **don't run it with the `--ssl` parameter!** SSL isn't supported yet, so it will throw errors! As an alternative, if you need ssl, is using a [reverse proxy](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/cdn/glossary/reverse-proxy/). +You can change on what port the front-end is ran, by issuing the serve command with the `--port` parameter: `ng serve --port 5001`. But, **don't run it with the `--ssl` parameter!** SSL isn't supported yet and you'll have issues trying to use it! If you really need ssl, using a [reverse proxy](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/cdn/glossary/reverse-proxy/) might be a viable alternative. ## Screenshots |