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ReadyPlayer2 / nasa-playgrounds

React application to call the NASA APOD API and display returned images and videos
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nasa-playgrounds

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An application to call the NASA APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) API to and display returned images and videos. To use this application you will need to sign up for a free API key.
All the details can be found in the NASA Open APIs documentation.

The API used by this application is the APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day).

Running the application

  1. Clone this repository git clone git@github.com:ReadyPlayer2/nasa-playgrounds.git.
  2. Install dependencies npm install.
  3. Create a .env file in the top level directory and add your API key in the format API_KEY=abc123.
  4. Start both the Express server and the React application using npm run dev. The Express server is available at localhost:5000 and the React application is available at localhost:3000.

Starting the Express server and React application individually

  1. Start the Express server node server.js (or simply nodemon for dynamic updates). Customise Express server port by using PORT=1234 in your .env file.
  2. Start the React application npm start.

This project was bootstrapped with Create React App.