Overview

There are two components necessary: the server itself, and ngrok, which is used to expose the server to the internet (this is is necessary because Airtable does not support sending API requests to localhost).

Installation and Setup

1. After cloning the repository, create a virtual environment (e.g. conda create -n payment-server) and activate it (e.g. conda activate payment-server).
2. Install the requirements: pip install -r requirements.txt
3. Create and populate token.json and .env files with the Upwork auth tokens and API keys.
4. To start the server, run gunicorn app:app (optional flag --reload if you want to restart the server on code changes)
5. Follow the instructions here to install and run ngrok (you'll need to create an account)
6. Run ngrok http 8000 to expose the server to the internet (or whatever port gunicorn is running on)
7. Copy the ngrok URL (e.g. https://12345678.ngrok-free.app) and paste it into the Airtable payment script (see below)

To add the ngrok URL to the Airtable payment script, open the "Extensions" panel, and click the "<> Edit code" button in the bottom. Then, paste the ngrok URL in line 20 to replace the existing URL. Make sure to keep the "/payBonus" at the end of the URL.