kyeza/fcc-offline-windows

Fork of freecodecamp.com. Offline version intended for users with less access to internet to help speed up learning.

Offline version of Freecodecamp for Windows

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   INSTALLATION

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(1.) Download and install nodejs 4.x.x, mongodb 3.x.x, and 7-zip.

(2.) After downloading/cloning this repository, navigate to folder and extract the three .7z files for data,public and node_modules folders to the immediate directory. Note the tree below to avoid duplication of the folders.

master:.
+---.github
+---client  
+---common
+---config
+---data
¦   +   ...
+---node_modules
¦   +---.bin
¦   +---accepts
¦   +---adler32
¦   +---async
¦   +---babel-cli
¦   +	...
+---public
¦   +---bower_components
¦   +---css
¦   +---fonts
¦   +	...
+---test	

(3. ) In the folder, open a command line interface by typing "cmd" in the address bar and pressing enter.

(4.) Check if nodejs and mongodb are added to your PATH variable. For mongodb, open a command line interface and type "mongod --version". The result should be v3.x.x. If it is not recognized as an internal or external. Add C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.0\bin to your PATH variable (depends on where mongodb was installed on your system). For nodejs check "node --version". Repeat similar steps as above, if missing.

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   RUNNING THE SOFTWARE

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(1.) Open the folder ,then open a command line interface by typing "cmd" in the address bar and pressing enter. Run the mongodb database by typing the command "database" and press enter.

(2.)In this folder. Open another command line interface by typing "cmd" in the address bar and pressing enter. Start the application by typing the command "gulp" and press enter. Wait till you see these lines

[BS] Watching files...
no original function chain to wrap
fcc:user:remote setting up user hooks +0ms
Browse your REST API at http://127.0.0.1:3000/explorer
FreeCodeCamp server listening on port 3000 in development
https redirect listening on port 1337

Then open localhost:3000 in your browser.

• A default email and password has been provided for you to sign in keep track of your progress:

  email=> [email protected] password=> password

*If you choose to create account, signing up will give an error, but you can still go ahead to use the chosen email and password to login in to your account.

*If you get "Loop Back error" exit your server and restart again by pressing CTRL + C twice. Then run "gulp" command again. Done!