zjohl / pigeon-post

Backend for the pigeon post project

README

Local Development

Clone the carrier-pigeon repo on your local machine.

1. Install ruby

2. Install nodejs here

3. Install postgres using gem install pg.

4. Install rails using gem install rails.

The above steps have their own dependencies that you might need to install first.

5. Try running rails db:create. If this fails because of a missing user, create a user called postgres with the password root. Then re-run rails db:create rails db:migrate and rails db:seed.

In a terminal, run rails s from the pigeonpost-backend dir. Navigate to http://localhost:3000/ to see your local server.

If you get an error about a missing db, run rails db:create and then try starting the server again.

Deployment

The backend app will be automatically deployed when we commit to master.

To manually deploy:

I believe you need to make a heroku account before I can add you as a collaborator. If you send me the email you used I can add you to the host.

If the deploy has a migration, run heroku run rake db:migrate first.

Run git push heroku master from the root directory of the project.