> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dolphinflashcards.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Useful Commands

Below, you can see some useful commands to use when developing features for Dolphin Flashcards

## Frontend Development

* Run the Frontend app
  * `cd frontend`
  * `npm run`
* Install all required packages
  * `cd frontend`
  * `npm install -g create-react-app`
  * `npm install`

## Backend Development

* Run the backend API
  * `python backend/main.py`
* Check the config files are correct (that they store the correct data for the production server)
  * `python validate_config_files.py`
* Start the local database
  * `bash firebase_emulator.sh`
* Stop the local database
  * `docker stop $(docker ps -aq --filter "ancestor=mtlynch/firestore-emulator-docker")`
* Delete all data from the local database
  * `curl -v -X DELETE "http://localhost:5000/emulator/v1/projects/dummy-project-id/databases/(default)/documents"`
* Run unit tests
  * `bash testing/run_tests.sh`

## Documentation Development

* Run a local server for testing how the documentation looks
  * `mintlfy dev --port 3333`