Career Kit

Build the perfect resume and export it from a choice of beautifully designed PDFs.

Table of Contents

1. Tech Stack
2. Requirements
3. Development
   1. Installing Dependencies
   2. Running the Server
4. View Application
5. Deployment

Tech Stack

• JavaScript
• CSS
• EJS
• Node.js
• Express
• MongoDB
• Mongoose
• Render

Requirements

• Node v24.2.0
• pnpm v10.6.2

Development

Setting up Database

Setup up a MongoDB Atlas account. Create a new database called career-kit with the collections: users, and resumes.

Environment Variables

Run the command below to copy environment variables from the example, then add your values and save.

$ cp .env.example .env

Environment Variable	Notes
PORT	port number (default: 8000)
DB_NAME	MongoDB database name
DB_CONNECTION_STRING	MongoDB connection string in the format: mongodb+srv://myDatabaseUser:D1fficultP%[email protected]/?retryWrites=true&w=majority
SESSION_SECRET	complex session secret for password encryption (default: 'topsecret')

Installing Dependencies

$ nvm use
$ pnpm install

Running the Server

Once dependencies have been installed, run the following command to start the development server:

$ pnpm dev

View Application

You can view the app in your browser at http://localhost:8000.

Deployment

View the latest deploy on Render at: https://career-kit.onrender.com. Sign up for a new account or use credentials below.

username: test

password: password