nudge

social group app - send nudges to your friends and family

instructions:

1. cd into backend and run the following:

• npm init
• npm install (grab the dependancies as per config; use sudo if OS perms arent already super)
• npm start (may have to update the mongodb URI within index.js (the mongodb atlas free tier cluster gets paused after a certain amount of time))

2. open a new terminal and run the following:

• npm install ngrok -g (may have to run it as sudo npm ... if ur OS permissions are different)
• signup/login for ngrok @ ngrok.com
• follow the connect instructions shown on the website ie. ngrok config add-authtoken ...
• run ngrok http 80
• copy the forwarding link and replace the one in ./frontend/src/api/linker.js (ie. https://[...].ngrok-free.app)

3. open a new terminal, cd into frontend, and run the following:

• npm init
• npm install (grab the dependancies as per config) - may have to use sudo again depending on OS permissions
• run npx expo init nudge
• expo start
• set the mode to tunnel (just in case you aren't connected to the same wifi)
• install the expo go app on your phone
• scan the qr code with your camera app and open the link with expo go
• run and enjoy!

Technologies used:

Backend: bcrypt express firebase jsonwebtoken lodash mongoose nodemon

Frontend: react native expo