# API Server

## Requirements

The libraries we require for this server application are:

* [express](https://expressjs.com/), a minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework that provides a robust set of features for web and mobile applications.
* [mongoose](https://mongoosejs.com/), a straight-forward, schema-based solution to model your application data.
* [dotenv](https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv), a zero-dependency module that loads environment variables.

### Database

For this project, we use MongoDB as a database. If you don't have a database on your server, please sign up and create one on the [MongoDB platform](https://www.mongodb.com/).

Once you have MongoDB database, create a .env file using .env.example, and put your connection string in the DB\_CONNECTION variable.

### Publish

For this project we use [Heroku](https://www.heroku.com/) to host our NodeJS server. Once you have it [installed](https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/heroku-cli) on your local computer, login with your credentials:

```
$ heroku login -i
heroku: Enter your login credentials
Email: me@example.com
Password: ***************
Two-factor code: ********
Logged in as me@heroku.com
```

Then create an app, and deploy the code on it:

```
heroku create
git add .
git commit -m "first commit"
git push heroku master
```

And ready; you will now have an URL for your new ZAct API!


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