README.md

node_mpesa_api

this repo implements the Daraja mpesa api using node.js

Clonning this App

git clone https://github.com/paullaster/node_mpesa_api

Setting up the environment to run this app on your development server

Requirements

1. Node.js version >= 14 https://node.js.org/en/ check version with this command node -v

2. NPM version >= 6 It is shipped with Node.js. When you install Node.js it will be installed. check version with this command npm -v

After successfully cloning this app and setting the environment, You'll do the following steps;

1. Installing dependencies in the package.json file in th root directory

use npm install --save command to install dependencies

2. Setting up dev_config.js file to hold configurations in the development environment

Go to config directory in the app root directory, then create a new file, dev_config.js.

3. Configuring the dev_config.js file

Inside the dev_config.js file, you'll need to create and an object with the following properties: and insert your values.

module.exports = { port: , consumerKey: , secretKey: , passKey: , shortCode: , databaseuri: }

NOTE:
    the properties names should exact the same as in the `config.prod.js` file to avoid errors.

Running the App

1. Running the App in development server

npm run start-dev

2. Running the App in production server

npm start