Overview

Appy is a full-featured boilerplate web app designed for MVP development. It offers an end-to-end solution, with the frontend built on Vue.js and the backend utilizing a Hapi server with a MongoDB datastore. Appy provides a user-friendly interface using the AdminLTE UI template.

Features

• Full-featured boilerplate web app for MVP development
• Frontend built on Vue.js
• Backend implemented with a Hapi server using rest-hapi
• Utilizes a MongoDB datastore
• User-friendly interface with AdminLTE UI template

Installation

Docker Installation

1. Rename backend/.env-docker-sample to backend/.env-docker and update any secrets or keys as needed.
   • Note: Do not commit the .env-docker file to your repository.
2. Update values in backend/config/index.js as needed.
3. Seed the database with data. This step is only required once.
4. Run the app.
5. Open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000/ to view the app or http://localhost:8080/ to view the Swagger API docs.

Manual Installation

Backend

1. Install dependencies.
2. Rename .env-sample to .env and update any secrets or keys as needed.
   • Note: Do not commit the .env file to your repository.
3. Update values in backend/config/index.js as needed.
4. Clear all data in the MongoDB database.
   • Warning: This will clear all data in the MongoDB database defined in restHapiConfig.mongo.URI (default mongodb://localhost/appy).
5. Seed the database with some data.
   • Note: The password for all seed users is root.

Frontend

1. Install dependencies.

Summary

Appy is a comprehensive web app boilerplate that offers a complete solution for MVP development. It has a user-friendly interface built on Vue.js and uses a Hapi server with a MongoDB datastore for the backend. With easy installation using either Docker or manual setup, appy provides a solid foundation for building web applications.