pedal/README.md

Pedal

Simple Express + Bulma app for rating pads and uploading photos. Accounts require admin approval.

Quick start (Docker)

1. Update docker-compose.yml with real secrets for SESSION_SECRET and ADMIN_PASSWORD.
2. Start services:

docker compose up --build

3. Visit http://localhost:3000 and log in with the admin credentials from compose.

Local run (without Docker)

1. Create a Postgres database and run db/init.sql.
2. Copy .env.example to .env and update the values.
3. Install dependencies and start:

npm install
npm start

Note: HEIC/HEIF support depends on libheif being available on the system. Docker installs it for you.

Features

• Username/password auth with admin approval
• Pad listing + detailed rating pages
• Photo uploads converted to WebP and stored locally in uploads/
• Admin panel for approving accounts