deploy/README.md

Deployment Instructions

Backend Deployment (Hugging Face Spaces)

1. Create a new Space on Hugging Face:

   • Go to https://huggingface.co/spaces
   • Click "Create new Space"
   • Choose "Docker" as the SDK
   • Name: your-username/transcreation-backend

2. Upload files from backend/ folder:

   • All files in this directory
   • Dockerfile
   • package.json and package-lock.json

3. Set Environment Variables:

   • MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_atlas_connection_string
   • NODE_ENV=production
   • PORT=5000

Frontend Deployment (Hugging Face Spaces)

1. Create another Space:

   • Name: your-username/transcreation-frontend
   • Choose "Docker" as the SDK

2. Upload files from frontend/ folder:

   • All files in this directory
   • Dockerfile
   • nginx.conf

3. Set Environment Variables:

   • REACT_APP_API_URL=https://your-backend-space-url.hf.space/api

Database Setup

1. Create MongoDB Atlas account
2. Create a new cluster
3. Get your connection string
4. Add it as MONGODB_URI environment variable

URLs

• Backend: https://your-username-transcreation-backend.hf.space
• Frontend: https://your-username-transcreation-frontend.hf.space