fog/README.md

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Fog is a Forum mixed with a Blog, intended to encourage fruitful discussion and the spread of knowledge.

To get started:

1. Install Go.
2. Install migrate:

$ go install -tags 'postgres' github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4/cmd/migrate@latest

3. Install PostgreSQL.
4. Create a new Postgres user and database.
5. Set your environment variables. See docs/envvars.mds for an list of variables that need to be set.
6. Run scripts/migrateup to setup the database tables.
7. Run go run cmd/api to start the backend.

Frontend has a seperate setup. See web/README.md for more info.