SETUP

To setup a local development environment, follow the steps given below.

Ensure you have NodeJS, npm installed in your system.
Fork and then clone the repository

$ git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/React-Blog-WebApp

Copy the .env.example file and install dependencies in client folder

$ cd client
$ cp .env.example .env
$ npm install

Copy the .env.example file and install dependencies in server folder

$ cd ..
$ cd server
$ cp .env.example .env
$ npm install

Open the newly created .env files in client and server folders and populate them with your registered keys
Create a firebase project and download the serviceAccountKey.json from your project and copy it to /server/firebase
In your firebase console, go to Project Settings -> General, scroll down and select the npm option.
From the code-block below, copy ONLY the json object of the form:

{
  apiKey: "********",
  authDomain: "********",
  databaseURL: "********",
  projectId: "********",
  .
  .
}

Create a file /server/firebase/firebaseConfig.js and paste the previously copied json in the file and then export it as follows:

module.exports = {
  apiKey: "********",
  authDomain: "********",
  .
  .
}

Copy the databaseURL from the json object and paste it in the appropriate field in /server/.env file
Start the development servers

$ cd server
$ npm start

$ cd client
$ npm start

At the end of this, you should have

Client running at localhost:3000

Server running at localhost:3001