Setting up the project

Now that we are aware of the high-level architecture, let's get started by setting up the environment to develop the project. To develop and run the application locally, we need to have the following dependencies installed:

1. Git
2. Node.js
3. MongoDB (optional)
4. Angular CLI
5. Yarn (optional)
6. Heroku Toolbelt (optional)

Installing Git

To install Git, head over to https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git and follow the instructions on that page to install Git for your OS. Once you have successfully installed, you can run the following command to verify the installation:

$ git --version
git version 2.11.0 (Apple Git-81)

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