Deploying A Local Server

NOTE: THIS IS THE STARTER CODE. FOR THE DEPLOYED CODE, GO TO THE complete_code branch.

System Requirements

• Node 18+
• JSON Server
• A browser capable of running JavaScript (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge)
• Operating System (Windows 10+, MacOS, Linux, etc.)
• A text editor capable of running JavaScript (Visual Studio Code, Vim, Nano, Emacs, Atom, Sublime Text, etc.)
• RAM >= 4GB
• Disk space >= 1GB

Installation

To use this repo, follow these steps:

Alternative One

1. Open the terminal/CLI on your computer.

2. If you don't have JSON server installed in the terminal, install it globally using the following command:

   npm install -g json-server
   

3. Clone the repository by running the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/oyieroyier/deploying_a_local_server.git
   

4. Change directory to the repo folder:

   cd deploying_a_local_server
   

5. Open it in your Code Editor of choice. If you use VS Code, run the command:

   code .
   

Alternative Two

• On the top right corner of this page there is a button labelled Fork.

• Click on that button to create a copy of the repository to your own account.

• Follow the process described in Alternative One above.

• Remember to replace your username when cloning.

  git clone https://github.com/your-github-username-here/deploying_a_local_server.git
  

Running the application locally

• Open the integrated terminal in your code editor and run json-server:

  json-server watch db.json
  

• Open the index.html file in Mozilla Firefox, Safari or any Chromium-based browser.

• If using VS Code, you can use the Live Server extension to run the file on the browser for live reloading.

• Click HERE to install the Live Server extension and to read instructions on how to use it.

Authors

Bob Oyier

License