Running the app

To run the sample app, first we will need to create a configuration file to set the API URL, then we can run the app using the start script:

1. Create a .env.local file in the project root.
2. Add the following to the new file: REACT_APP_STRAPI_API_URL=http://localhost:1337.

Figure 3: Example of the .env.local file

The REACT_APP_STRAPI_API_URL env variable points to the Strapi API we created in the book. This environment variable is referenced and used in services/api.ts. If you are running your Strapi instance on a different machine, make sure to adjust the value of this variable to point to your Strapi application.

3. Save the changes to the file, and then from the terminal run the command yarn start to launch the development server. Once the server is up and running, a new browser tab should atomically open. If not, open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000. You will be presented with the login screen:
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