Parse Server 101 is an intro to deploying open source Parse Server to an infrastructure that can run NodeJS. Developed for Jackrabbit Mobile.

1. Parse Server 101
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2. Node.js is easy.
Why not code the server yourself?
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3. Features
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4. How much does it cost to host Parse
Server?
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5. How long does it take to setup on
the back end and front end?
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6. Give me the codes
Generic Parse Server on Bitbucket
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7. package.js
{
"dependencies": {
"express": "~4.11.x",
"kerberos": "~0.0.x",
"parse": "~1.8.0",
"parse-server": "~2.2.13",
},
"scripts": {
"start": "node index.js"
}
}
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8. index.js
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var express = require('express');
var ParseServer = require('parse-server').ParseServer;
var api = new ParseServer({
databaseURI: process.env.DATABASE_URI || 'mongodb://localhost:27017/dev',
cloud: __dirname + '/cloud/main.js',
appId: process.env.APP_ID || 'AppId',
serverURL: process.env.SERVER_URL || 'http://localhost:1337/parse'
]});
var app = express();
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9. index.js
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// Serve the Parse API on the /parse URL prefix
var mountPath = process.env.PARSE_MOUNT || '/parse';
app.use(mountPath, api);
var port = process.env.PORT || 1337;
var httpServer = require('http').createServer(app);
httpServer.listen(port, function() {
console.log('parse server running on port ' + port + '.');
});
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10. How do I run it on Heroku?
git push heroku
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11. How do I run it locally?
npm start
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12. How do I add the na,ve SDK to my
iOS app?
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13. Podfile
target 'MyParseApp' do
pod 'Parse'
pod 'ParseUI'
end
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14. AppDelegate.swi-
func application(didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: launchOptions) -> Bool {
Parse.initialize(with: ParseClientConfiguration {
$0.applicationId = 'AppId'
$0.server = 'https://localhost:1337/parse'
})
return true
}
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