Make sure you have Node package manager and Node.js installed (https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm).
After cloning the repository, navigate to ./perfect-gift/ and run:
followed by:
This starts the client-side frontend of the project.
Next, navigate to ./perfect-gift/backend/ and run:
followed by:
This starts the backend server for the project.
The FrontEnd (client-side) code is continuously deployed whenever a commit is pushed to the frontend-aws_amplify branch via AWS amplify (https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/).
The Backend (server) code is manually deployed by uploading the zipped contents of ./perfect-gift/backend/ from the backend-aws_elastic_beanstalk branch (do not include the node_modules folder, package-lock.json, and .gitignore) to AWS Elastic Beanstalk (https://aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/).
While the perfect-gift project is deployed via AWS, it can be reached at (https://aws-frontend.d3i4pwwftbhh87.amplifyapp.com/).
Our platform is also deployed via Heroku at https://theperfectgift.herokuapp.com/!
It might take around 30 seconds to fully load if it has not been accessed in a while.