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Submission for Microsoft Engage 2022 🔥

• This is the backend of the clarify web application made with Spring boot.
• The application is containerised using docker to enable hassle free local dev setup.
• For the database mongodb has been used and the application is connected to a Mongodb Atlas cluster (Use free mongodb Atlas cluster).

Setting up Locally

• Install docker
• Setup a mongodb Atlas cluster
• Go the root directory of the system
• Change the application.yml file to point to the mongodb uri of your own cluster.
• Run docker build -t ${imageName}
• After the build process is complete , run docker run -p 8080:8080 ${imageName}.
• The tomcat server is up and running, we can use postman now to test the apis.