Github-connect

Is the app that quantifies your contributions to the open-source world, helps you engage with other projects and bake new project ideas.

You can try out the app at http://github-connect.herokuapp.com.

This is still in beta, so your feedback is welcome.

Setup

Easy install

For a quick setup, just run make setup in the root directory. This should work on both Linux and OSX. Then make run will start the db and app at http://localhost:3000.

Manual setup

1. Install nodejs (preferably from own repo) and npm:

   add-apt-repository ppa:chris-lea/node.js && apt-get update
   apt-get install nodejs

2. Install mongodb. Needed for our database:

   apt-get install mongodb

   For OSX, I recommand using MacPorts for an easy install:

   port install mongodb

3. Set node environment ($NODE_ENV):

   NODE_ENV=development

4. Install all node modules. A list is available further down.

   npm install

5. Start mongod and import testing database:

   mongod &
   mongorestore -d github-connect ghconnect_db/github-connect

6. Run mongod and start the app. Then visit http://localhost:3000.

   mongod &
   node app.js

Dependencies

This is a list of the modules we use (package.json):

• express - web development framework
• everyauth - authentication solution
• connect - high performance middleware framework
• jade - Jade template engine
• mongoose - MongoDB ODM
• markdown - Markdown parser for javascript
• nodemailer - send emails

Use package.json to install them all:

    npm install package.json

Happy coding !