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Group exam project for the DAT320 Web Programming course

Grade: A

Project Setup Guide

Production

1. Open a New Terminal: Open a new terminal window or tab.

2. Navigate to the Backend Directory: Change to the backend directory from the root of the project.

   cd backend

3. Create a Virtual Environment: Create a Python virtual environment in the current directory.

   python -m venv .venv

4. Activate the Virtual Environment:

   • On Windows:

     .venv\Scripts\activate

   • On macOS/Linux:

     source .venv/bin/activate

5. Install Required Packages: Install all dependencies listed in requirements.txt.

   pip install -r requirements.txt

6. Set Environment Variable: Set the Flask environment variable to production.

   • On Windows:

     $env:FLASK_ENV="production"

   • On macOS/Linux:

     export FLASK_ENV=production

7. Start flask server: Run the flask server to serve static files

   flask run

Development

Frontend Setup

1. Open a New Terminal: Open a new terminal window or tab.

2. Navigate to the Frontend Directory: Change to the frontend directory from the root of the project.

   cd frontend

3. Install Dependencies: Install all required dependencies using npm.

   npm install

4. Start the Development Server: Launch the frontend development server.

   npm run dev

Backend Setup

1. Open a New Terminal: Open a separate terminal window or tab for the backend setup.

2. Navigate to the Backend Directory: Change to the backend directory from the root of the project.

   cd backend

3. Create a Virtual Environment: Create a Python virtual environment in the current directory.

   python -m venv .venv

4. Activate the Virtual Environment:

   • On Windows:

     .venv\Scripts\activate

   • On macOS/Linux:

     source .venv/bin/activate

5. Install Required Packages: Install all dependencies listed in requirements.txt.

   pip install -r requirements.txt

6. Set Environment Variable: Set the Flask environment variable to development

   • On Windows:

     $env:FLASK_ENV="development"

   • On macOS/Linux:

     export FLASK_ENV=development

7. Start the Backend Server: Run the backend server with debug mode enabled. This command starts the Flask server.

   flask run --debug