SENG401FinalProject Group 16

Getting Started

Install Packages

npm install

Setup Environment

To run this program locally, you'll need to add the required environment variables. Get a gemini API key here

# gemini api
GEMINI_API="" # insert your API key here
GEMINI_MODEL="gemini-2.0-flash"

# local database hosting
MYSQLHOST=localhost
MYSQLUSER=root
MYSQLPASSWORD="" # enter your mysql password here
MYSQLDATABASE=story_gen
PORT=5050

ENV=local

DATABASE_URL=mysql://root:ziZqdUyLxeiqsDKgfQcpGJdXPpLYheGo@mysql.railway.internal:3306/railway

Start the Application Locally

run the application

npm start

run the frontend only

cd frontend
npm run dev

run the backend only

cd backend
node server.js

Open http://localhost:5173 (Vite default) with your browser to see the result.