Env Variables Create a .env file in then root and add the following

NODE_ENV = development PORT = 5000 MONGO_URI = your mongodb uri JWT_SECRET = 'abc123'

Install Dependencies (frontend & backend) npm install cd frontend npm install Run

npm run dev

npm run server Build & Deploy

cd frontend npm run build There is a Heroku postbuild script, so if you push to Heroku, no need to build manually for deployment to Heroku

Seed Database You can use the following commands to seed the database with some sample users and products as well as destroy all data

npm run data:import

npm run data:destroy Sample User Logins

[email protected] (Admin) 123456

[email protected] (Customer) 123456

[email protected] (Customer) 123456