Installation guide - 2dv612-team4/webchat GitHub Wiki

Preconditions installation guide

• Download and install the latest LTS version of Nodejs(6.9).
• Install and start mongodb or have accses to a mongodb database link.

Webchat installation guide

• Download the latest release as zip webchat.
• Unzip downloaded file.
• Open unziped folder in terminal.
• Enter npm install in terminal and press enter.
• Type MONGODB_URI= ( your mongodb url ) in terminal followed by npm start.
  • Example: MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost/WebChat npm start.
  • If everything worked the server should print Server started on 4000 and db open in the terminal.
• Open your browser and go to http://localhost:4000/ where you can start chatting.