a-virtual-exam

A comprehensive online examination system that enables educators to create, manage, and administer digital exams while allowing students to take assessments remotely.

Tech stack

• Javascript
• ReactJS
• bootstrap
• amazon-cognito-identity-js
• GraphQL
• react-apollo
• react-chartjs-2
• react-datepicker
• react-final-form
• react-icons
• react-images-uploading
• react-intl
• react-select
• react-table
• react-toastify
• react-timer-hook
• reactstrap
• NodeJS
• Express
• apollo-server-express
• mongodb

Getting Started

1. In the root folder, locate the .env.file and rename it to .env.
2. Open the newly renamed .env file and provide values for all required environment variables (any fields that are currently empty).

# ------ SERVER ------
DB=virtual-exam
COGNITO_CLIENT_ID=
COGNITO_REGION=
COGNITO_USER_POOL_ID=

# only for dev
DEFAULT_CONNECTION_URL=
# only for prod
# CONNECTION_URL=

# ------ CLIENT ------
REACT_APP_COGNITO_ACCESS_KEY=
REACT_APP_COGNITO_CLIENT_ID=
REACT_APP_COGNITO_REGION=
REACT_APP_COGNITO_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
REACT_APP_COGNITO_USER_POOL_ID=
REACT_APP_BUCKET_S3_NAME=
REACT_APP_BUCKET_S3_REGION=

#prod
#REACT_APP_API=/graphql
#dev
REACT_APP_API=http://localhost:4000/graphql

3. Open a terminal and navigate to the root folder of the project.
4. Install all dependencies by running: npm install
5. Start the backend server by running: npm run back
6. In a new terminal window, start the frontend client by running: npm run front