JSD > Intro to Express > Code Along: Express TMDB App

Code Along: Express TMDB App

Code Along: Express TMDB App

Together we’ll walk through creating a full stack (backend & front-end) application that provides movie and tv show data using the TMDb API

1. Get the starter code for this code along

The starter code for this code along is hosted on Github, see the url below:
- Code Along: Express TMDb App
- Use the Assignment Submission Git Workflow (detailed here) to access and submit the assignment

2. Install Node Packages required to run the app

Navigate to project folder in the terminal and run the following
```
$ npm install
```
Then run the server
```
$ npm run start
```

3. Create a TMDB account

Create a free TMDb Account using the following link: create account
Register for an API Key - follow the instructions found here: https://developers.themoviedb.org/3/getting-started/introduction

4. Access your TMDb API Key

Navigate to https://www.themoviedb.org/settings/api
Look for the heading with the following label: API Key (v3 Auth)
Copy the API key

5. Store API as Environment Variable

Open project in your editor
In your terminal from the project folder, create a file named inside the .env
```
$ touch .env
```
Add the following to the .env file

  TMDB_API_KEY=ADD_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE