README.md

Laughable Lyrics backend

NodeJS Express backend powering the REST API for the app

Clone repo
cd Laughable-Lyrics/backend
npm install
Install and start mysql database (Mac, Windows)
Copy the env file: cp .env.example .env - fill in all of the secret values, including your local database info
Download gcp credentials file from Google Cloud Platform Console after setting up a translation project, and specify this file's location in the GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS environmental variable in .env
Specify your GCP project ID in GOOGLE_PROJECT_ID environmental variable in .env
Run script to create database and tables: ./src/database/migrate.sh
Start the server:
- Normal start: npm run start
- Auto reload when files are changed: npm run watch (requires nodemon - npm install -g nodemon)