UK-Postal

Prerequisites

• JDK 17
• Maven
• Docker

Getting Started

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Running the PostgreSQL Database

1. Start the PostgreSQL container using docker-compose:

   docker-compose up -d

2. Build and run the project using Maven:

   ./mvnw spring-boot:run

3. Verify that the application is running by accessing the defined endpoints in your browser or using tools like cURL or Postman.

   For example:

   curl -u user:password http://localhost:8080/distance\?postcode1\=AB10%201XG\&postcode2\=AB21%209DA