Deploying Instructions:

MongoDB Datastore:

1. Install a local MongoDB server instance.
2. Start the local MongoDB instance sudo service mongod start
3. Install node.js.
4. Install dependencies: Navigate to the folder ‘ChatBot / dataLoad_scripts /’ and run the command npm install
5. Data Load: Run the following scripts in a sequence to load the data node course_details.js node course_description.js node class_timetable.js

REST Services Server:

1. Install node.js.
2. Install the package pm2 which is a process manager for node.js.
3. Install dependencies: Navigate to the folder ‘ChatBot / services /’ and run the command npm install The command installs the dependencies for the node.js services.
4. Run the server: Run the following command to start the node.js server in the services folder. pm2 start app.js