js-fullstack-sandbox

This project is a working example of a simple full stack JavaScript application using PostgreSQL, Express.js and React. You can create your own project from scratch by following the guide.

initial setup

# database
# configure a PostgreSQL instance, e.g. on elephantsql.com
# create server/.env from .env-sample and set DATABASE 

# hosting with zeit.co
npm install -g now
now login

# node.js dependencies
cd app
npm install
cd ../server
npm install

database

# run `recreate.sql` on the instance

run locally

Use two terminals:

1:

cd server
npm start

2:

cd app
npm start

deploy

cd server
npm run build
now