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@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ When I started this project, my primary focus was on **simplicity** and **ease o
Chances are, you will not need all 4 types of OAuth2 authentication methods, or all 9 API Browser examples. Sadly, there is no step-by-step wizzard to configure the boilerplate code just for your use case. So, use what you need, simply delete what you don't need.
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Flatly Bootstrap Theme
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+Default Theme
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+
Features
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@@ -29,18 +35,47 @@ Prerequisites
Quick Start
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+Git clone: `git clone --depth=1 git@github.com:sahat/hackathon-starter.git`
+**Note**: The depth=1 specifies to clone only the latest revision, instead of cloning the entire repo with full history.
+
[Download the latest release](https://github.com/sahat/hackathon-starter/releases).
Then follow these commands to install third-party library dependencies and start the server.
+
```
cd hackathon-starter-1.0
npm install
node app.js
```
-Recommended node.js libraries
-----------------
+**Note**: I highly recommend installing nodemon `sudo npm install -g nodemon`.
+It will monitor for any changes in your node.js
+application and automatically restart the server. Once installed, instead of `node app.js` use `nodemon app.js`.
+Next, if you want to use any of the APIs or OAuth2 authentication methods, you will need to obtain
+appropriate ClientID/ClientSecret, API Key, or Username/Password.
+
+Obtaining API Keys
+------------------
+
+
+ - Go to [https://cloud.google.com/console/project](https://cloud.google.com/console/project)
+ - Click **CREATE PROJECT** button
+ - Enter *Project Name*, then click **CREATE**
+ - Then select *APIs & auth* from the sidebar and click on *Credentials* tab
+ - Click **CREATE NEW CLIENT ID** button
+ - **Application Type**: Web Application
+ - **Authorized Javascript origins**: http://localhost:3000
+ - **Authorized redirect URI**: http://localhost:3000/auth/google/callback
+ - Copy and paste *Client ID* and *Client secret* keys into `config/secrets.js`
+
+> **Note**: When you ready to deploy to production don't forget to add
+> your new url to Authorized Javascript origins and Authorized redirect URI,
+> e.g. `http://my-awesome-app.herokuapp.com` and `http://my-awesome-app.herokuapp.com/auth/google/callback` respectively.
+
+Recommended Node.js Libraries
+-----------------------------
+- nodemon - automatically restart node.js server on code change.
- geoip-lite - get location name from IP address.
- [node-validator](https://github.com/chriso/node-validator) - input validation and sanitization.