README.md

Getting Started to Run MovieMatch Application

This project created using React and Flask To Run this Project, please follow the steps below.

Prerequisites required

Python 3.9 should be install pip should be installed

Create a New Virtual Enviroment using Conda (Optional)

conda create -n myenv python=3.9

Activate th Enviroment to install dependenices (Optional)

conda activate myenv

Install the dependencies using requirements.txt

pip install -r requirements.txt

Setting up Enviroment Variables (if not present when uncompressed)

From the env.txt, copy all of the contents of it. Create a file as '.env' Paste the contents into created file

Run the Main App (Linux and Mac Users Only)

(NOTE: make sure nothing running on the port 8080 if the port is occupied in app.py line 414 change the port number if necessary)

python app.py

Running the Main App (Windows Users)

Please replace line 414 in app.py as below to run development server provided by flask (NOTE: make sure nothing running on the port 8080 if the port is occupied in app.py line 414 change the port number if necessary) app.run(port=8080)

then do python app.py

Run the Tests

python -m unittest tests.py

This application is already deployed using openshift

https://mm-moviematch.apps.a.comp-teach.qmul.ac.uk