Training-Codelab

Backend

Installation

1. Make sure that you have Python 3.9 or above by running the following in the command line: python --version
2. Clone/download the repository to your local machine
3. Using the command line, go to the main directory: cd YOURPATH\Training-Codelab\backend
4. Create a python virual environment: python -m venv venv
5. Activate the virtual environment: ./venv\Scripts\activate
6. Install the required depedencies: pip install -r requirements.txt

Note: these instructions are on windows 10 machines. It should be similar on other systems as well.

Running the Server

1. Using the command line, go to the main directory: cd YOURPATH\Training-Codelab\backend
2. Activate the virtual environment: ./venv\Scripts\activate
3. To run the microservice: python server.py
4. Similarly, to run other individual python files: python FILENAME.py

Frontend

Installation

1. Install & run the Backend first
2. Clone/download the directory to your local machine
3. Using the command line, go to the backend directory: cd YOURPATH\Training-Codelab\frontend
4. Install the required dependencies by typing the following in the command line: npm install
5. Start the program by typing the following in the command line: npm start

Running the Web Application

1. Using the command line, go to the backend directory: cd YOURPATH\Training-Codelab\frontend
2. Start the program by typing the following in the command line: npm start