Admin - Getting Started
Managing parking tickets issued within a municipality is oftentimes a one or two person job. While this application can run on a high end server, that is by no means a requirement. Most user workstations are sufficient.
Step 1: Install Node.js and npm
Node.js is a JavaScript runtime environment. The Parking Ticket System is built to run on Node.js.
npm is a package manager that contains all the prerequisites for the Parking Ticket System.
Node.js can run on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Installers on the Node.js website include npm. Node.js and npm are also available in most package managers.
> sudo apt install nodejs
> sudo apt install npm
Step 2: Install Git
Git is the version control system that manages the code for the Lottery Licence System.
Git can run on Windows, Mac, and Linux. You can install it using an install on the Git website, or from most package managers.
> sudo apt install git
Step 3: Clone the parking-ticket-system repository
Open a command line, and navigate to the folder where the application will reside.
> git clone https://github.com/cityssm/parking-ticket-system
Step 4: Install the dependencies
> cd parking-ticket-system
> npm install
Step 5: Create a config.js file
It is recommended to copy the config-default.js file to get started.
It includes the base rules used within the province of Ontario.
> cp data/configOntario.js data/config.js
Step 6: Start the application
> node ./bin/www