Code for DC Edu: School Chooser

Do you want to see this running? You can see it at school-chooser.herokuapp.com.

Do you want to get your forked/cloned dev copy running? You'll need node (includes npm), MongoDB, and (optionally, for development) supervisor.

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start mongodb in background
mongod --fork

# Run grunt
grunt dev

# Start node server
node server.js

# Alternatively, start node server with re-load on file change
supervisor server.js

# If you're making changes, you might want to have grunt pay attention
grunt watch

NPM? MongoDB? Grunt? Node? I don't have these and need to get them. What do I do?

First, let's install Node. Node is what runs the app so that your browser can view it. Download the version for your system and follow the included installation instructions.

Now we need a database that the app will use to store data. We use one called MongoDB. Follow the installation instructions for your system.

Finally, we need to install grunt. This is the point at which we'll jump into the command line. You'll use the Terminal (assuming you're on a Mac or Linux) to type commands to your machine. Open up the terminal and navigate to the school-chooser directory. This command will vary depending on where it is stored, but I would type:

cd Developer/code-for-dc/school-chooser

Next, we're going to install Grunt, which whips our code into shape so we can run it. Run the following command:

sudo npm install grunt-cli -g

This will prompt you for your password.

Now we're all set. Run the commands listed at top.