This app is for tracking habits. Both the front end and the backend use JavaScript. It is built using the MERN stack. That is: MongoDB, ExpressJS, React, NodeJS.
Some other cool technologies you'll find used are
- Service Workers
- Webpack
- Babel
- Redux
- Web Push Notifications
- Jenkins
- Docker
- Kubernetes & Helm
To get started though, you don't need all that. To start, you'll simply need nodejs installed. (check the first line of the Dockerfile for the exact version).
Then, cd into the src direct, and run npm install.
To start the server, run npm run serve.
To start the build (the thing that compiles your JS, SCSS, and other resources), run npm run dev.
For production, there are other commands.
In a way, this application serves as a record for me, my evolution as a developer from 2017 to 2020. The project actually predates the initial commit on this reposity. The back end was built originally using a PHP and a MySQL Database. I kept most of the front end and started fresh in a new repository, which is this one. I'm not brave enough to look at the old, if I could even find it.