Added a new read me (DEVELOPMENT.md) as starting point for new develope

Added a new VSC launch configuration to start the backend in the debugger
Update the build instruction in README.md (Issue #728)

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@
     // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Dev: Debug Backend",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "runtimeArgs": [
+                "run-script",
+                "debug"
+            ],
+            "runtimeExecutable": "npm",
+            "skipFiles": [
+                "<node_internals>/**"
+            ],
+            "type": "node",
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/backend"
+        },
         {
             "type": "node",
             "request": "attach",

DEVELOPMENT.md

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<h1>Development</h1>
+
+- [First time...](#first-time)
+  - [Setup](#setup)
+  - [Startup](#startup)
+- [Debugging the backend (VSC)](#debugging-the-backend-vsc)
+- [Deploy changes](#deploy-changes)
+  - [Frontend](#frontend)
+  - [Backend](#backend)
+
+# First time...
+
+## Setup
+Checkout the repository and navigate to the `youtubedl-material` directory.
+```bash
+vim ./backend/appdata/default.json # Edit settings for your local environment 
+npm -g install pm2 # Install pm2
+npm install # Install dependencies for the frontend
+cd ./backend
+npm install # Install dependencies for the backend
+cd ..
+npm run build # Build the frontend
+```
+This step have to be done only once.
+
+## Startup
+Navigate to the `youtubedl-material/backend` directory and run `npm start`.
+
+# Debugging the backend (VSC)
+Open the `youtubedl-material` directory in Visual Studio Code and run the launch configuration `Dev: Debug Backend`.
+
+# Deploy changes
+
+## Frontend
+Navigate to the `youtubedl-material` directory and run `npm run build`. Restart the backend.
+
+## Backend
+Simply restart the backend.

README.md

@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ If you'd like to install YoutubeDL-Material, go to the Installation section. If
 
 To deploy, simply clone the repository, and go into the `youtubedl-material` directory. Type `npm install` and all the dependencies will install. Then type `cd backend` and again type `npm install` to install the dependencies for the backend.
 
-Once you do that, you're almost up and running. All you need to do is edit the configuration in `youtubedl-material/appdata`, go back into the `youtubedl-material` directory, and type `npm build`. This will build the app, and put the output files in the `youtubedl-material/backend/public` folder.
+Once you do that, you're almost up and running. All you need to do is edit the configuration in `youtubedl-material/appdata`, go back into the `youtubedl-material` directory, and type `npm run build`. This will build the app, and put the output files in the `youtubedl-material/backend/public` folder.
+
+Lastly, type `npm -g install pm2` to install pm2 globally.
 
 The frontend is now complete. The backend is much easier. Just go into the `backend` folder, and type `npm start`.