# parse-server-example

Example project using the parse-server module on Express.

Read the full server guide here: https://parse.com/docs/server/guide

### For Local Development

* Make sure you have at least Node 4.1. `node --version`
* Clone this repo and change directory to it.
* `npm install`
* Install mongo locally using http://docs.mongodb.org/master/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-os-x/
* Run `mongo` to connect to your database, just to make sure it's working. Once you see a mongo prompt, exit with Control-D
* Run the server with: `npm start`
* By default it will use a path of /parse for the API routes.  To change this, or use older client SDKs, run `export PARSE_MOUNT=/1` before launching the server.
* You now have a database named "dev" that contains your Parse data
* Install ngrok and you can test with devices

### Getting Started With Heroku + Mongolab Development

#### With the Heroku Button

[![Deploy](https://www.herokucdn.com/deploy/button.png)](https://heroku.com/deploy)

#### Without It

* Clone the repo and change directory to it
* Log in with the [Heroku Toolbelt](https://toolbelt.heroku.com/) and create an app: `heroku create`
* Use the [MongoLab addon](https://elements.heroku.com/addons/mongolab): `heroku addons:create mongolab:sandbox`
* By default it will use a path of /parse for the API routes.  To change this, or use older client SDKs, run `heroku config:set PARSE_MOUNT=/1`
* Deploy it with: `git push heroku master`

### Getting Started With AWS Elastic Beanstalk

#### With the Deploy to AWS Button

[![Deploy to AWS](http://d0.awsstatic.com/product-marketing/Elastic%20Beanstalk/deploy-to-aws.png)](https://console.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/home?region=us-west-2#/newApplication?applicationName=ParseServer&solutionStackName=Node.js&tierName=WebServer&sourceBundleUrl=https://s3.amazonaws.com/elasticbeanstalk-samples-us-east-1/eb-parse-server-sample/parse-server-example.zip)

#### Without It

* Clone the repo and change directory to it
* Log in with the [AWS Elastic Beanstalk CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/latest/dg/eb-cli3-install.html), select a region, and create an app: `eb init`
* Create an environment and pass in MongoDB URI, App ID, and Master Key: `eb create --envvars DATABASE_URI=<replace with URI>,APP_ID=<replace with Parse app ID>,MASTER_KEY=<replace with Parse master key>`

### Getting Started Microsoft Azure App Service

#### With the Deploy to Azure Button

[![Deploy to Azure](http://azuredeploy.net/deploybutton.png)](https://azuredeploy.net/)

#### Without It

A detailed tutorial is available here:
[Azure welcomes Parse developers](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-welcomes-parse-developers/)

### Getting Started With Scalingo

#### With the Scalingo button

[![Deploy to Scalingo](https://cdn.scalingo.com/deploy/button.svg)](https://my.scalingo.com/deploy)

#### Without it

* Clone the repo and change directory to it
* Log in with the [Scalingo CLI](http://cli.scalingo.com/) and create an app: `scalingo create my-parse`
* Use the [Scalingo MongoDB addon](https://scalingo.com/addons/scalingo-mongodb): `scalingo addons-add scalingo-mongodb free`
* Setup MongoDB connection string: `scalingo env-set DATABASE_URI='$SCALINGO_MONGO_URL'`
* By default it will use a path of /parse for the API routes. To change this, or use older client SDKs, run `scalingo env-set PARSE_MOUNT=/1`
* Deploy it with: `git push scalingo master`

### Using it

You can use the REST API, the JavaScript SDK, and any of our open-source SDKs:

Example request to a server running locally:

```
curl -X POST \
  -H "X-Parse-Application-Id: myAppId" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"score":1337,"playerName":"Sean Plott","cheatMode":false}' \
  http://localhost:1337/parse/classes/GameScore
  
curl -X POST \
  -H "X-Parse-Application-Id: myAppId" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}' \
  http://localhost:1337/parse/functions/hello
```

Example using it via JavaScript:

```
Parse.initialize('myAppId','unused');
Parse.serverURL = 'https://whatever.herokuapp.com';
var obj = new Parse.Object('GameScore');
obj.set('score',1337);
obj.save().then(function(obj) {
  console.log(obj.toJSON());
  var query = new Parse.Query('GameScore');
  query.get(obj.id).then(function(objAgain) {
    console.log(objAgain.toJSON());
  }, function(err) {console.log(err); });
}, function(err) { console.log(err); });
```

You can change the server URL in all of the open-source SDKs, but we're releasing new builds which provide initialization time configuration of this property.