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#Pi Dashboard This a project for creating a TV dashboard that uses socket IO to connect clients to a backend server. It also uses loopback IO to push/pull data (in JSON format) to the server, which will broadcast them to the front end clients. Take a look at examples folder on how to use this system

###Requirements:

• Node JS
• npm
• mongo-db (optional)
• strongloop
• forever (install using npm install forever -g)

##Installation:

You can either run the build.sh script or follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the backend folder, type the command:

   $> npm install

2. navigate to middleware, type the command:

  $> npm install

3. navigate to frontend, type the command:

  $> npm install

###Running:

1. Run the backend loopback API server from the main folder (you can change port in config.json):

 $> node backend/server/server.js

2. Run the middlwware server (you can change port number in middleware.js)

 $> node middleware/middleware.js

3. Point the front end client socket.io javascript to the middleware web address by changing the address and port number in the frontend folder.

4. Run the frontend server:

$> node frontend/server.js

5. Navigate to localhost:PORT-NUMBER