EduCloud-Backend

New Installation v2

1. Install Visual Studio 2022 with C++ development tools for desktop
2. Install vcpkg in a different directory than the project directory

git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git
.\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat
.\vcpkg.exe integrate install

3. Clone the whole project and update all submodules

git clone https://github.com/Pollak-Projects/EduCloud.git
git submodule update --init --recursive

4. Set up linker in Clion
   Go to Build, Execution, Deployment -> Toolchains and add Visual Studio compiler
5. Set up and build drogon

   Note this only works on Windows x64

   1. Open the drogon folder in Clion
   2. Copy and fill out CMakeUserPresets.json according to CMakeUserPresets.json.example
   3. Add your vcpkg directory to Clion
      Press double Shift in Clion and search for vcpkg and add <your path> as the vcpkg directory
   4. Reload the cmake project (you can find the cmake tab in the bottom left corner)
   5. Make sure Debug Build Drogon-Visual Studio is selected as the cmake profile (you can find it in the top right corner)
   6. Make sure drogon is selected as the run configuration (you can find it in the top right corner)
   7. Build drogon
   8. Add the following to your user and system PATH environment variables

   <your_path_to_EduCloud-Backend>\drogon\install\bin;
   <your_path_to_EduCloud-Backend>\drogon\install\lib\cmake\Drogon;
   <your_path_to_EduCloud-Backend>\drogon\install\lib\cmake\Trantor;
   <your_path_to_EduCloud-Backend>\drogon\build\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\bin;
   <your_path_to_EduCloud-Backend>\drogon\build\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\debug\bin;
   

   8. Test by running drogon_ctl in the terminal
6. Set up and build the project
   1. Open the EduCloud-Backend folder in Clion
   2. Copy and fill out CMakeUserPresets.json according to CMakeUserPresets.json.example
   3. Add your vcpkg directory to Clion
      Press double Shift in Clion and search for vcpkg and add <your path> as the vcpkg directory
   4. Reload the cmake project (you can find the cmake tab in the bottom left corner)
   5. Make sure Debug-Visual Studio is selected as the cmake profile (you can find it in the top right corner)
   6. Make sure EduCloud-Backend is selected as the run configuration (you can find it in the top right corner)
   7. Build the project
   8. Run the project
   9. Test by going to http://localhost:3300/ in your browser
   10. Don't forget to reload CMake when adding a new .h or .cpp file

Extra resources:

• cmake complaining about missing MSVC link
• drogon installation video link (Note: This is NOT for compiling by source like we do here)
• linker complaining link

Installation (Outdated)

Important:
THIS IS OUTDATED, PLEASE REFER TO THE NEW INSTALLATION GUIDE

You can find the new guide at the top of this file

The following is here for reference

1. Install visual studio 2022 with C++ development tools for desktop

2. Install vcpkg in a different directory than the project directory

git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git
.\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat
.\vcpkg.exe integrate install

3. Add your vcpkg directory to Clion

Press double Shift in Clion and search for vcpkg and add <your path> as the vcpkg directory

4. Install the required libraries

Run the project in Clion, and it will install the required libraries Shift + F10
This will take a while

5. Set up linker in Clion

Go to Build, Execution, Deployment -> Toolchains and add the Visual Studio compiler
Then go to Build, Execution, Deployment -> CMake and set in Debug Toolchain to Visual Studio

6. Set the styling in Clion

In Clion, go to Editor -> Code Style -> C/C++ and set Clion formatter to ClangFormat

7. Set up drogon_ctl

Add the following to your user PATH environment variable

<your_path_to_the_project_folder>\cmake-build-debug\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\tools\drogon
<your_path_to_the_project_folder>\cmake-build-debug\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\bin
<your_path_to_the_project_folder>\cmake-build-debug\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\lib
<your_path_to_the_project_folder>\cmake-build-debug\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\include
<your_path_to_the_project_folder>\cmake-build-debug\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\share
<your_path_to_the_project_folder>\cmake-build-debug\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\debug\bin
<your_path_to_the_project_folder>\cmake-build-debug\vcpkg_installed\x64-windows\debug\lib

8. Don't forget to reload CMake when adding a new .h or .cpp file

9. Run the project