E-Attendance - The Ultimate Installing Guide

Project URL: https://eattendance2021.herokuapp.com/

Prerequisites

1.Node.jS: https://nodejs.org/dist/v14.17.0/node-v14.17.0-x64.msi

2.Mongodb Community Server: https://fastdl.mongodb.org/windows/mongodb-windows-x86_64-4.4.6-signed.msi

You can check the version by typing “mongod —version” on your terminal. While installing choose to install mongodb compass, else install it seperately.

3.Mongodb Compass: https://downloads.mongodb.com/compass/mongodb-compass-1.26.1-win32-x64.msi

4.Database tools: https://fastdl.mongodb.org/tools/db/mongodb-database-tools-windows-x86_64-100.3.1.msi

5.python has to be installed, along with pip.

Installation

1.Download the Repo and extract it to the convinient location on your Computer: https://github.com/ab007shetty/eattendance

2.Install NPM packages -> You should be in root directory of ur project.

   npm install       

3.Install Python packages

   cd Py-Scrpits
   pip install -r requirements.txt

4.Create a empty folder namely 'db' in root of our project. -> change path name aacoording to ur PC.

 mongod --dbpath C:\Users\ABShetty\Desktop\Eclassroom\db        

5.Extract dump.rar file. -> You have to change path.

 mongorestore -d attendance_portal C:\Users\ABShetty\Desktop\dump     

OR You can also import files using mongo compass GUI, for that files will be in " db.rar " Just Import json files.

Execution of project

1.Start the express server from the root directory.

   npm start

2.Start the flask server from Py-scripts directory.

   python app.py

3.Start the mongo server -> change path to ur path.

   mongod --dbpath C:\Users\ABShetty\Desktop\Eclassroom\db 

Compass Connection

1.After Installing MongoDB Compass, paste this in the adress bar of compass.

   mongodb+srv://abshetty:[email protected]/test 

For Local connection

   mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017 

Usefull Commands

1.This wiil dump all the database files, i mean schema, to the directory where you are.

   mongodump

2.Restore the database from imported schema.

   mongorestore -d attendance_portal C:\Users\ABShetty\Desktop\dump

Heroku Setup

To download project from heroku, and you need to create an account.

1.Install heroku CLIfrom: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/heroku-command-line>

If you haven't already, log in to your Heroku account and follow the prompts to create a new SSH public key.

   heroku login

2.Clone the repository Use Git to clone eattendance2021's source code to your local machine.

   heroku git:clone -a eattendance2021
   cd eattendance2021

3.Deploy your changes Make some changes to the code you just cloned and deploy them to Heroku using Git.

   git add .
   git commit -am "make it better"
   git push heroku master