README.md

Example RESTful API

Example RESTful API app using PostgreSQL + Node.js/Express.

It is a loose implementation of a Quora clone called Kwora.

Ways to Use this Repo

• Practice writing routes
• Practice interacting with an API
• As a backend to build a web UI on top of

Other things you could do:

• Extend the existing database => add more columns/tables to your database to support more complext data modeling
• Migrate to a different tool/library/framework => pick a different library (like knex for SQL queries) and update the code to use this library

Getting Started

1. Clone this repo

2. Install all npm packages

   $ npm install
   

3. Create database, update schemas, add seed data (optional)

   $ npm run db:create
   ...
   $ npm run db:schema
   ...
   $ npm run db:seed
   ...
   

4. Start the server

   $ npm start
   

To see other available commands, use $ npm run or read the package.json file.