Movies

Deployed version: LINK

Launch (Local)

1. Clone the repository

git clone REPO_URL

2. Configure env file for the API

APP_PORT=8000
JWT_SECRET=aldjadjaldaj
JWT_EXPIRES_IN=7d

APP_PORT HAS TO be 8000

3. Run the API

cd backend
npm run dev

4. Run the client

cd frontend
npm run dev

Launch (Docker version)

To run the project, follow these steps:

1. Install Docker

Download and install Docker from the official website

2. Pull the Docker image

Pull the latest Docker image of the app from Docker Hub:

docker pull justmrargus/movies:latest

3. Run the Docker container

Start the container with the following command:

docker run --name movies -p 8000:8050 -e APP_PORT=8050 justmrargus/movies

You can access the app at http://localhost:8000/

Architecture

Root folder

• backend – contains the API of the app
• frontend – contains the frontend part of the app
• test-data – contains sample_movies.txt, which can be used for testing the app’s import functionality
• Dockerfile – used to build the Docker image
• .dockerignore – specifies files that should be ignored when creating the Docker image

Backend folder

• controllers/ – contains the controllers
• middleware/protect.js – middleware that protects routes from unauthorized users
• middleware/txtMovieDataHandler.js – middleware that transforms a .txt file into an array of JavaScript objects
• models/index.js – contains Sequelize setup and models
• routes/ – contains the routes
• utils/apiFeatures.js – contains logic to handle query parameters
• utils/signToken.js – creates a JWT token
• app.js – defines the Express app logic
• server.js – contains the server creation logic

Frontend folder

• public/img – contains image templates for movie cards
• src/components – contains React components
• src/pages – contains pages built from React components for React Router
• src/App.js – main app file, contains React Router logic