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# Getting started
This guide covers local setup for the current Biergarten stack: the .NET backend
in `web/backend` and the active React Router frontend in `web/frontend`.
## Prerequisites
- **.NET SDK 10+**
- **Node.js 18+**
- **Docker Desktop** or equivalent Docker Engine setup
- **Java 8+** if you want to regenerate PlantUML diagrams
## Recommended path: Docker for backend, Node for frontend
### 1. Clone the repository
```bash
git clone https://github.com/aaronpo97/the-biergarten-app
cd the-biergarten-app
```
### 2. Configure backend environment variables
Generate `.env.dev` with freshly randomized secrets:
```bash
cd web
./generate-env.sh .env.dev
cd ..
```
Or copy the template and fill in values manually:
```bash
cp web/.env.example web/.env.dev
```
At minimum, ensure `.env.dev` includes valid database and token values:
```bash
DB_SERVER=sqlserver,1433
DB_NAME=Biergarten
DB_USER=sa
DB_PASSWORD=YourStrong!Passw0rd
ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=<generated>
REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET=<generated>
CONFIRMATION_TOKEN_SECRET=<generated>
WEBSITE_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3000
```
See [Environment Variables](environment-variables.md) for the full list, and its
[Generating an env file](environment-variables.md#generating-an-env-file)
section for details on `generate-env.sh`.
### 3. Start the backend stack
```bash
docker compose --env-file web/.env.dev -f web/docker-compose.dev.yaml up -d
```
This starts SQL Server, migrations, seeding, the API, and Mailpit (local dev
SMTP).
Available endpoints:
- API Swagger: http://localhost:8080/swagger
- Health Check: http://localhost:8080/health
- Mailpit UI: http://localhost:8025
### 4. Start the active frontend
```bash
cd web/frontend
npm install
API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080 SESSION_SECRET=dev-secret-change-me npm run dev
```
The website will be available at the local address printed by React Router dev.
Required frontend runtime variables for local work:
- `API_BASE_URL` - Base URL for the .NET API
- `SESSION_SECRET` - Cookie session signing secret for the website server
### 5. Optional: run Storybook
```bash
cd web/frontend
npm run storybook
```
Storybook runs at http://localhost:6006 by default.
## Useful commands
### Backend
```bash
docker compose --env-file web/.env.dev -f web/docker-compose.dev.yaml logs -f
docker compose --env-file web/.env.dev -f web/docker-compose.dev.yaml down
docker compose --env-file web/.env.dev -f web/docker-compose.dev.yaml down -v
```
### Frontend
```bash
cd web/frontend
npm run lint
npm run typecheck
npm run format:check
npm run test:storybook
npm run test:storybook:playwright
```
## Manual backend setup
If you do not want to use Docker, you can run the backend locally.
### 1. Set environment variables
```bash
export DB_CONNECTION_STRING="Server=localhost,1433;Database=Biergarten;User Id=sa;Password=YourStrong!Passw0rd;TrustServerCertificate=True;"
export ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET="<generated>"
export REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET="<generated>"
export CONFIRMATION_TOKEN_SECRET="<generated>"
export WEBSITE_BASE_URL="http://localhost:3000"
```
### 2. Run migrations and seed
```bash
cd web/backend
dotnet run --project Database/Database.Migrations/Database.Migrations.csproj
dotnet run --project Database/Database.Seed/Database.Seed.csproj
```
### 3. Start the API
```bash
dotnet run --project API/API.Core/API.Core.csproj
```
## Legacy frontend note
The previous Next.js frontend lives in `archive/next-js-web-app/` for reference
only and is not the active website.
## Next steps
- Review [Architecture](../architecture.md)
- Run backend and frontend checks from [Testing](testing.md)
- Use [Docker Guide](docker.md) for container troubleshooting