CORS Back-End Starter Project

This project serves as a foundation for handling Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) issues when building back-end applications. It demonstrates how to configure a Node.js server to allow or restrict access to external APIs from different origins.

Features

• Configurable CORS settings
• Basic server setup for API requests

Installation

1. Clone or fork this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Thinkful-Ed/starter-cors-back-end.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd starter-cors-back-end

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install

4. Start the server:

   npm start

   To run in development mode (with auto-reload):

   npm run start:dev

5. Set the PORT environment variable if needed. The default is 5555.

Usage

The application starts a server on the specified port, allowing requests from different origins based on CORS configuration. This starter code helps with setting up an API backend that interacts with various front-end clients.

Technologies

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime for building server-side applications.
• Express: Web framework for managing server routes and middleware.
• CORS: Configurable middleware for handling cross-origin requests.