README.md

Running the example

1. Install web-push package globally on your system:

npm install web-push -g

2. Generate vapid keys:

web-push generate-vapid-keys --json

3. Setup the required environment variables:

• VAPID_PUBLIC_KEY
• VAPID_PRIVATE_KEY
• VAPID_SUBJECT

4. Start the server:

// Run the server/API
cd example
yarn install
yarn start:server

By default, the server is listening on port 8081. You can change it by settting the environment variable PORT to the desired value.

5. Start the client:

// In another terminal, set the VAPID_PUBLIC_KEY environment variable and run the client app
cd example
yarn start:client

8. Connect to localhost:8080

By default, the client is listening on port 8080. You can change it by settting the environment variable CLIENT_PORT to the desired value.