Introduction

A backend Movie Rental Service built with Node.js, the Express Web Framework and Mongoose ODM (Object Document Mapper).

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Setup

These steps explain how to get the application running on a local machine.

Install MongoDB

Download and install the latest version of MongoDB from https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/administration/install-community/. Once installed, ensure the service is running on your system.

Install Dependencies

Navigate to the project directory and run the following command.

npm i

Run Tests

Ensure everything is working correctly.

npm test

Start Server

Now run the application.

node index.js

This will start the application on port number 3000. To change this, navigate to config/default.json.

Use http://localhost:3000/api/movies to confirm app is running.

Env Vars

When a user is created/logs in, a key is used to encrypt JSON Web Tokens. This key is called jwtPrivateKey and can be found in config/default.json. Below shows how to set this env var to a default value.

Windows

set vidly_jwtPrivateKey=yourSecretKey

Mac

export vidly_jwtPrivateKey=yourSecretKey