aeroresolve_backend/README.md

# Aero Resolve - Backend

This is the backend REST API powered by NestJS.

## 🚀 Getting Started

### Prerequisites
- Node.js (v18+)
- npm

### Installation
1. Navigate to the backend directory:
   ```bash
   cd backend
   ```
2. Install the dependencies:
   ```bash
   npm install
   ```

### Environment files
The project uses environment-specific files:
- .env
- .env.dev
- .env.test

The npm scripts automatically set NODE_ENV so the correct file is used.

### Run locally
Start the local development server:
```bash
npm run start
```

Start the development server in watch mode:
```bash
npm run dev
```

### Run tests
Run the test suite with the test environment:
```bash
npm run test
```

### Build commands
Build for development:
```bash
npm run build:dev
```

Build for test:
```bash
npm run build:test
```

### Useful scripts
- npm run start - starts the app using the local development environment
- npm run dev - starts the app using .env.dev
- npm test - runs tests using .env.test
- npm run build - builds the app for development
- npm run build:dev - explicit development build
- npm run build:test - explicit test build