Boiler.js 🍯

Boiler.js is a desktop application for software developers to quickly find and set up boilerplates on their local machine with a single click

Technologies Used

• Electron.js
• React.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB Atlas
• Node.js

Installation

Developing

1. Clone this repo. on your local machine git clone https://github.com/MLH-Fellowship/Boiler.js.git
2. Navigate to the root directory in your terminal
3. Run npm run electron-build. This will install all the necessary packages
4. Run npm run try. This builds the frontend files for use in electron, then launches the desktop application.
5. Run npm start to launch electron after build files are created.

Note: You must run npm run try every time the frontend is modified in order to view your changes.

Alternatively: use npm run develop if you want to modify the code, so you can view your changes instantly.

Consumer Version

add information about how to use electron as exe file

How to Use?

Uploading a Boiler:

1. press the + New Boiler Button

2. fill in the required information in the modal
   • Name: refers to the name of your Boiler
   • Type: synonomous to tags, ex: React
   • Description: tell the world what your Boilerplate is for!
   • Link: to the Github repo. where your Boiler is saved

3. Press Create, and you're done

Finding and Downloading a Boiler:

1. search for what kind of Boilerplate you want

2. click the Clone from Github button, and all the work is done for you!

Devpost Submission: https://devpost.com/software/boiler-js

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