EventMate

EventMate is a platform designed to help you easily discover local events that match your interests. And the best part? You can also browse profiles of people attending those events and chat one-on-one with someone who catches your eye. Who knows, you might just make a new friend or find a great date!

Setup

Dependencies

• Run npm install in project directory. This will install server-related dependencies such as express.
• cd client and run npm install. This will install client dependencies (React).

Database Prep

• Access the MySQL interface in your terminal by running mysql -u root -p
• Create a new database called team4: create database team4
• Add the .env, to containing the MySQL authentication information for MySQL user. For example:

  DB_HOST=localhost
  DB_USER=root
  DB_NAME=team4
  DB_PASS=YOURPASSWORD

• Run npm run migrate in the project folder of this repository, in a new terminal window. This will create a table users in your database.

Development

• Run npm start in project directory to start the Express server on port 5000
• In another terminal, do cd client and run npm start to start the client in development mode with hot reloading in port 3000.