• Install nodejs v5.x.x, npm, mongodb & pm2
• Install all required dependencies
• configure enviroment (If default configuration is not suitable)
• run mongodb
• run the script

Install pm2 globally

$ npm install pm2 -g

Install package with minimal required project dependencies:

# Download dependencies and build frontend part
$ git clone https://github.com/garage-it/SmartHouse.git
$ cd SmartHouse
$ npm install

To start mongodb as a service:

$ sudo service mongodb start

• To start backend:

$ npm start

Start options:

• --mock -will start broker with mock data
• --port -will start backend on specified port (8080 is default)
• --node -will start jobs via node, but not pm2
• --log -start process in node mode and out broker logs

Example (start backend with mock data and console output):

$ npm start -- --mock --log

• To get help (list of all commands & options) :

$ npm run index

• To stop backend:

$ npm stop

• To get status:

$ npm run status

To override default configuration (listed below):

• set custom environment variables
• create .evn file based on .env.example

* MONGO = 'mongodb://localhost/db'    

* SH_PATH_FRONTENT_DIST = './node_modules/smart-house-frontend/dist'
* PATH_BACKEND_CMD = './node_modules/smart-house-backend'
* PATH_BROKER_CMD = './node_modules/smart-house-broker'

* PORT='80'

* MQTT_PORT='1883'
* MQTT_HOST_NAME='localhost'
* MQTT_USER_NAME='USERNAME'
* MQTT_PASSWORD='PASSWORD'