Let'em Cook - BudgetBites

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Brief Application Description

BudgetBites is a web application designed to assist broke, time-strapped college students in preparing easy, quick meals. It offers a platform where users can find recipes based on available ingredients or create their own recipes. The application utilizes a database containing both pre-made and user-created recipes.

Contributors

• Vanessa Senethong (vsenethong)
• Donny Chen (doch4472)
• Alex Mueller (almu6129)
• Johnny Bui (j0hnnyBui)
• Owen Wright (owwnwrrght)
• Ima Mervin (ima-mervin)

Technology Stack

• Project Tracker (GitHub Projects)
• VCS repository (GitHub)
• Database (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• IDE (VSCode)
• UI Tools (Wireframing tools, HTML, HandleBars, CSS, JS)
• Application Server (NodeJS)
• Deployment environment (LocalHost, Microsoft Azure)
• External APIs (Spoonacular)
• Testing tools (Chai, Mocha, UAT)
• Framework (Node.js)

Prerequisites

n order to run the application, the only software required is Docker.

Instructions to run the application locally

1. Download Docker
2. Navigate to the Project Source Code within the folder
3. Run the command : docker compose up
4. Go back to the Docker dashboard and open the link for the container that is currently running.
5. The link will take you to the website.

How to run the tests

1. Navigate to the Project Source Code within the folder
2. Run the command : “docker compose up” *Test cases are run automatically upon starting docker.

Link to Deployment

http://recitation-011-team-06.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com:3000/aboutus