ddw-chatbot-ui

Running the Frontend Locally:

Clone the Repo:

• Clone the repository from GitHub using git clone.

Set Up Environment Variables:

• Create a .env file in the root directory of the project.
• Open the .env file and set the necessary environment variables for both local and Heroku backend URLs:

  REACT_APP_LOCAL_URL=<local-backend-url>
  REACT_APP_HEROKU_URL=https://ddw-chatbot-backend-fe4ba696a1a5.herokuapp.com

  Replace the <local-backend-url with the appropriate URL pointing to where you have spun up a local backend environment.

Install Dependencies:

• Open a terminal and navigate to the project's root directory using cd path/to/project.
• Run npm install to install the project's dependencies.

Run the Development Server:

• After setting up the environment variables and installing dependencies, run npm start in the terminal.
• This will start the development server and open the application in your default web browser.
• The application should now be accessible at http://localhost:3000.