A MEAN stack web application for trading goods and services with other users.

The usage features of this application include:

o Search for goods and services using a search bar

o Choose a category and/or zipcode to search for goods or services

o Browse most recent posts

o Create an account

o Request/Accept/Reject/Confirm a trade with another user

o Create a wishlist

o Add goods and services to your inventory

o View your profile with your inventory, wishlist, and trades

If using a local copy, you must install the MEAN stack locally:

1. Install NodeJS

   • Open the terminal or command prompt

   • For Ubuntu, run the command: sudo apt-get install nodejs

   • If you get a response with "node" can be found in the following packages, create a symlink: sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node

   • There is also a Windows installer for Node available online: http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/install-node-js-npm-windows

2. Install MongoDB

   • For Windows, follow the instructions from the MongoDB manual here: https://docs.mongodb.org/v2.4/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-windows/

   (For Ubuntu continue here)

   • In the same terminal, run the command: sudo apt-get install mongodb

   • To verify that the database is installed and running, simply execute mongo to open the shell: mongo

3. Install NPM (Node Package Manager install utility for Node)

   • For Windows, the reference in step one also has instructions for NPM.

   (For Ubuntu continue here)

   • In the same terminal, run the command: sudo apt-get install npm

4. Install ExpressJS globally so it can be used in each project

   • For Windows, follow the instructions here: http://akbarahmed.com/2012/02/05/install-express-for-node-js-on-windows-7/

   (For Ubuntu continue here)

   • In the same terminal, run the command: sudo npm install -g express

5. Run the command "npm install" (without quotes) to install any dependencies

6. Clone the repository from GitHub

7. Run the Trading Post app

   • In the terminal, go into the "myapp" folder in the Trading-Post repository: cd myapp

   • Run the following command: node server.js

   • If the 'node' command does not work, try using the "nodejs" command (without quotes) instead.

   • Now the Express server should be running. Open a browser and go to URL for tradingpost. Try localhost:3000

• Cosi
• Jessica
• Mana
• John
• Nina

• Submit bugs or feature requests to [email protected]

• NodeJS https://nodejs.org/en/docs/

• NPM https://docs.npmjs.com/

• ExpressJS http://expressjs.com/guide/routing.html

• MongoDB https://docs.mongodb.org/v2.4/

• AngularJS https://docs.angularjs.org/guide