Everybody who forked, downloaded or cloned this repository should be aware that the repository name has changed – and therefore also its URL has changed. The current are: name – CoyoteNET-backend, URL – https://github.com/CoyoteNET/CoyoteNET-backend. According to GitHub, all necessary changes in local repository copies should be performed automatically; nonetheless, it is strongly recommended to manually update local repository copies. For details, see https://help.github.com/en/articles/renaming-a-repository.

Coyote.NETCore Backend

Coyote Frontend

This repository contains an implementation of Coyote forum engine written in the .NET Core framework.

Before proper installation and running, ensure you have installed the following software:

• .NET Core 2.2

You may setup the database in two ways – as you prefer:

1. Using SQL Express:

   1. Download and install SQL Express.
   2. Change the connection string in appsettings.json to Server=.\\SQLExpress;Database=CoyoteNET;Trusted_Connection=Yes;

2. Using MSSQL Docker image:

   • Get docker - Docker for Windows - Docker for Linux

   • Follow this guide or just copy/paste and execute these commands:

     • Bash:

        sudo docker run -e 'ACCEPT_EULA=Y' -e 'SA_PASSWORD=<YourStrong!Passw0rd>' \
        -p 1433:1433 --name sql1 \
        -d mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2017-latest

     • Powershell:

        docker run -e "ACCEPT_EULA=Y" -e "SA_PASSWORD=<YourStrong!Passw0rd>" `
        -p 1433:1433 --name sql1 `
        -d mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2017-latest

Change connection string in appsettings.json to:

Server=localhost,1433;Database=CoyoteNET;User Id=sa;Password=<YourStrong!Passw0rd>

To run the project, go into the folder Runner and execute the following command:

dotnet run

• Web framework: ASP.NET Core 2.2.
• ORM: EntityFrameworkCore.

If you want, you may contribute making issues or pull requests to this project.

Thank you to all our contributors!