Prerequisites

Required software and services to run this project locally.

Required

• Node.js 20.x+ and npm

• PostgreSQL 14+ (local install or Docker)

• Strapi CMS instance

  • Repository: https://github.com/PSMRI/ubi-strapi-provider

  • Must be running before starting this application

• UBI Verification SDK service

  • Repository: https://github.com/PSMRI/ubi-verification-sdk

  • Provides credential verification capabilities

  • Must be accessible at the URL specified in VERIFICATION_SERVICE_URL

• UBI Eligibility SDK service

  • Repository: https://github.com/PSMRI/ubi-eligibility-sdk

  • Provides eligibility checking capabilities

  • Must be accessible at the URL specified in ELIGIBILITY_API_URL

Optional

• AWS Account (only if using S3 for file storage)

• Sentry Account (for error tracking in production)

Verification

System Requirements

node --version  # Should be 20.x+
npm --version
psql --version  # If installed locally

Service Health Checks

# Check Strapi CMS
curl http://localhost:1337/_health

# Check UBI Verification SDK
curl http://your-verification-service-url/health

# Check UBI Eligibility SDK  
curl http://your-eligibility-service-url/health

Replace your-verification-service-url and your-eligibility-service-url with the actual URLs from your environment configuration.