https://github.com/booleanhunter/how-to-build-your-own-uber-for-x-app

Code for my blog post on How to Build Your Own Uber-for-X App
https://github.com/booleanhunter/how-to-build-your-own-uber-for-x-app

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Code for my blog post on How to Build Your Own Uber-for-X App

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/booleanhunter/how-to-build-your-own-uber-for-x-app
• Owner: booleanhunter
• Created: 2014-08-15T04:06:26.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-03-12T06:31:31.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-30T11:08:54.553Z (22 days ago)
• Topics: express, html5, javascript, learning-by-doing, mongodb, mongoose, nodejs, project, socket-io, tutorial, tutorial-code
• Language: HTML
• Homepage: https://booleanhunter.com/how-to-build-your-own-uber-for-x-app/
• Size: 3.72 MB
• Stars: 236
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 212
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml

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# Code for my blog series:

- [How to build your own Uber-for-X App](https://www.ashwinhariharan.tech/blog/how-to-build-your-own-uber-for-x-app/)

- [How to build your own Uber-for-X App - Part 2](https://www.ashwinhariharan.tech/blog/how-to-build-your-own-uber-for-x-app-part-2/)

## Tech Stack

![HTML5](https://img.shields.io/badge/HTML5-E34F26?style=for-the-badge&logo=html5&logoColor=white) ![JavaScript](https://img.shields.io/badge/JavaScript-F7DF1E?style=for-the-badge&logo=javascript&logoColor=black) ![Node.JS](https://img.shields.io/badge/Node.js-43853D?style=for-the-badge&logo=node.js&logoColor=white) ![Express.JS](https://img.shields.io/badge/Express.js-404D59?style=for-the-badge) ![MongoDB](https://img.shields.io/badge/MongoDB-4EA94B?style=for-the-badge&logo=mongodb&logoColor=white) 

## How to install:

- Install [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org/en/) and [MongoDB](https://docs.mongodb.com/)

- Fork this project and clone it in your machine

- `cd` to your project root and run `npm install`

- run `mongoimport --db uberForX --collection cops --drop --file ./db/cops.json` to import sample cop information in MongoDB

- run `mongoimport --db uberForX --collection requests --drop --file ./db/crime-data.json` to import sample crime information in MongoDB

## How to run:

- Run `node app.js` in your project root folder

- Open a demo civilian page by going to http://localhost:8000/civilian.html?userId=YOURNAME

- Open 3 or more cop pages from the imported cop profiles on separate tabs - [01](http://localhost:8000/cop.html?userId=01), [02](http://localhost:8000/cop.html?userId=02), [03](http://localhost:8000/cop.html?userId=03), [04](http://localhost:8000/cop.html?userId=04), [05](http://localhost:8000/cop.html?userId=05), [06](http://localhost:8000/cop.html?userId=06), [07](http://localhost:8000/cop.html?userId=07)

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