Venue Finder

Leverage external API to find venues that accept cryptocurrency payments.

Tech Stack

Client: React + Material UI

Server: ASP.NET Core WebAPI + GraphQL with Hot Chocolate

Database: MongoDB with Helm (bitnami) and Kubernetes (minikube)

APIs: Coinmap

Other:

• JWT Authentication
• Domain Driven Design
• MongoDB external API caching (1 day for categories, 1 hour for venues)
• In-memory Apollo client caching

Installation

1. Install minikube

https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/start/

2. Start minikube

minikube start

3. Install Helm

https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/

4. Add Bitnami using Helm

helm repo add bitnami https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami

5. Update Bitnami

helm repo update

6. Install mongoDB

helm install my-mongo bitnami/mongodb --set auth.enabled=true,auth.rootPassword=qwerty,auth.username=root,auth.password=qwerty,auth.database=venuefinder

Usage

1. Port forward to database

Before running the project, make sure the database is accessible by running this command:

kubectl port-forward svc/my-mongo-mongodb 27017:27017

As long as the port forward is active, the database can be accessed locally.

2. Clone the project locally

3. Run the project

Clean-up

After reviewing the project, you can remove the Helm environment:

helm delete my-mongo