Fun

NodeJS Wall messages app with user access control. The main database system is MongoDb which stores users details and messages. In the Front-end, Backbone is used to handle the interaction. Some concepts has been adapted from WordPress and Twitter Bootstrap.

Quick start

# Clone the repo
$ git clone https://github.com/PabloVallejo/Fun.git

$ cd Fun

# Install packages
$ npm install

Initialize

Just initialize MongoDb and then, the application using node app from within the root of the repository. That's it, now you can go to http://localhost:3000 and use the app.

# Start MongoDb
$ c:/mongodb/bin/mongod.exe
    
# Start app
$ node app

Deploying to Heroku

Fun can be deployed to Heroku pretty easy. Just clone the repository, create a Heroku app, add MongoLab addon to it so that it can use MongoDb and you're done. Then you can push your app.

Clone the repository

$ git clone https://github.com/PabloVallejo/Fun.git

# Change directory to Fun
$ cd Fun

Create a Heroku app

$ heroku apps:create myapp

# Add MongoLab to it
$ heroku addons:add mongolab

Publish it

$ git push heroku master

Requirements

MongoDb and Node JS are required to run this app.

• MongoDb
• Node JS