andyv90 / test-devops-server

Server

This project is a simple express app built with Node.js.

Prerequisites

This project requires Node.js and Yarn to be installed in your environment.

• https://nodejs.org/en/
• https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/

Installation

After checking out the code repository, run the following command to install dependencies:

yarn install

Configuration

The .env file contains the configuration settings for the server application.

PORT

The port on which the server listens for incoming HTTP requests.

CORS_WHITELIST

Comma-delimited list of origins that may submit HTTP requests.

API

/

This is the only endpoint supported by the application. Method must be GET.

Response body is JSON that conforms to the following interface:

{
  message: !String
}

Deployment

Deployment consists of the following steps in the location where the application is to server HTTP requests:

1. Get the code.
2. Install the production dependencies.
3. Configure environment variables.
4. Start the application.

• To get the code, clone the repository.
• To install the production dependencies, run the following command: yarn install --production.
• To configure the environment variables, create (or overwrite) the .env. file with the appropriate settings.
• To start the application, run the following command: yarn start.

Logging

The application automatically logs incoming HTTP requests using the common Apache format.