Carsties — Microservices Udemy Course Repository (2026 version)

This is the repo for the remastered version of the Udemy course, released September 2026.

You can see how this app was made by taking the Udemy course.

Running the app locally

Clone the repo onto your machine, in a user folder:

git clone https://github.com/TryCatchLearn/carsties.git

Change into the project directory:
```
cd carsties
```
Ensure Docker Desktop is installed. If not, download it and follow the install instructions for your OS here.
Build the services locally (this may take several minutes):
```
docker compose build
```
Once the build completes, start the services:
```
docker compose up -d
```
To run the app over HTTPS, install mkcert from here. Then install the local Certificate Authority:
```
mkcert -install
```

Generate a certificate and key to replace the ones used in the course. Change into the devcerts directory and run:

cd devcerts
mkcert -key-file carsties.local.key -cert-file carsties.local.crt app.carsties.test api.carsties.test id.carsties.test

Add an entry to your hosts file so you can reach the app by domain name (see this guide if needed):
```
127.0.0.1 id.carsties.test app.carsties.test api.carsties.test
```
You should now be able to browse to the app at https://app.carsties.test