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• Git (clone the repo)
• [NodeJS] (https://nodejs.org/en)
• [nodemon] (https://www.npmjs.com/package/nodemon)
• [Cloudinary Account] (https://cloudinary.com/)
• [ElephantSQL Account] (https://www.elephantsql.com/)
• [MongoDB Atlas Account] (https://www.mongodb.com/atlas/database)

1. Clone the repo - git clone https://github.com/matty900/ExpressGram.git
2. Copy sample.env as .env and customize with your own keys - cp sample.env .env
3. Install npm packages - npm install
4. Run the local node/express server - nodemon server.js OR node server.js

Your app will be available at http://localhost:8080

• dropdown not working with Bootstrap 5 (imported popper.js necessary but still not working) - maybe try a different way of showing data in the dropdown? like a modal or popup or tabs
• east coast servers not working on campus so try to choose west coast
• loginHistory array becomes too large after too many logins - maybe consider removing loginHistory entirely or saving less data into the document (i.e. not User-Agent)