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Anil Matcha b5ab57bc30 Fix: Better error handling for missing Google OAuth credentials

- Add .env.example with required environment variables
- Add helpful warning message when google_client_id/secret are missing
- Update steps_to_run.md with detailed setup instructions
- Include instructions for creating Google OAuth credentials

Addresses #9

2026-02-05 23:53:52 +05:30

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Server

To run server, install virtualenv first https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/latest/ and create a new virtual environment to load all necessary python packages
Go to server folder and install all necessary packages using command pip install -r requirements.txt
Set up environment variables:
- Copy .env.example to .env: cp .env.example .env
- Edit .env and add your credentials:
  - FLASK_ENV=dev
  - FLASK_APP=webserver.py
  - google_client_id - Get from Google Cloud Console
  - google_client_secret - Get from Google Cloud Console
To create Google OAuth credentials:
1. Go to Google Cloud Console > APIs & Services > Credentials
2. Click "Create Credentials" > "OAuth client ID"
3. Select "Web application"
4. Add authorized redirect URIs:
  - http://localhost:5000/rp/google_callback (for development)
5. Copy the Client ID and Client Secret to your .env file
Create a db for storing all the info using commands:
```
flask db init
flask db migrate
flask db upgrade
```
Run the server using python webserver.py

Client

To run client, go to client folder and do npm install
Now run npm start and this should start the client

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