E-Visa Contact Us (EVC)

Getting Started

• Install & run with VSCode Dev Containers
• Install & run with locally installed Services

Dependencies

This form is built using

• HOF framework
  • hof v21.0.1
• Gov.uk Notify to send notification emails
• File Vault to store and retrieve uploaded files

Install & Run using Docker & VSCode Dev Containers

Choose this option if you if you are using VSCode, have Docker installed and wish to run containerized Servers.

Prerequisites

• Docker
• VS Code Dev Containers extension

Setup

1. Copy ./.devcontainer/devcontainer.env.sample to ./.devcontainer/devcontainer.env and populate the values.

2. Open the project in a VSCode Dev Container with the command Dev Containers: Reopen in Container

3. Open a terminal on the application server container through VScode View -> Terminal

4. Install dependencies with yarn, then launch the application in dev mode with yarn start:devcontainer

Additional Services

The Redis Insight tool is available on http://localhost:5540/

Install & Run using locally installed services

Choose this option if you want to use services installed directly on your development machine.

Prerequisites

• Node.js
  • Node v20.15.1 (LTS)
• Redis server running on default port 6379
• File Vault Service - running port 3000

Setup

1. Copy env.development to .env and populate it with all the required environment variables for the project.
2. Install dependencies with yarn install.
3. Start the service in development mode using yarn run start:dev.