Visitor Counter Application

This is a simple web application built with Java, Spring Boot, and Redis. The application increments a counter every time the home page is visited and displays the current visitor count.

Features

• Visitor Counter: Increments and displays the number of visits to the home page.
• Redis Integration: Uses Redis to store and manage the visitor count, ensuring persistence across application restarts.
• Spring Boot: The application is built using Spring Boot, making it easy to run and deploy.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed on your system:

• Java 11 or higher
• Maven for dependency management and running the application
• Redis server

Getting Started

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/lyfe691/View_Counter.git
cd View_Counter

2. Configure Redis

Make sure Redis is installed and running on your machine. The application is configured to connect to Redis on localhost at port 6379 by default.

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If you dont have redis installed do this:

For Windows

You can't run redis on default on windows, you'll have to use a VM or the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). This is how you can install it:

1. Powershell (Administator) Run this and restart.

wsl --install

2. Now that you have WSL installed you can open your terminal and open a new tab as ubuntu or type wsl and enter the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install redis

3. Start Redis

redis-server

For MacOS

1. Install Homebrew

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

2. Install Redis

brew install redis

3. Start Redis

brew services start redis

For Linux

1. Install Redis

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install redis

2. Start Redis

redis-server

3. Build the Application

Compile and package the application using Maven:

mvn clean install

4. Run the Application

Start the Spring Boot application:

mvn spring-boot:run

5. Access the Application

Open your web browser and go to:

http://localhost:8080

Each time you refresh the page, the visitor counter will increment.

Project Structure

View_Counter/
│
├── src/
│   ├── main/
│   │   ├── java/
│   │   │   └── com/redis/visitorcounter/
│   │   │       ├── VisitorCounterApplication.java  # Main application class
│   │   │       └── VisitorCounterController.java   # Controller handling the visitor count
│   │   └── resources/
│   │       └── application.properties              # Redis configuration
│   └── test/                                       # Unit tests (if any)
│
├── pom.xml                                         # Maven build file
└── README.md                                       # Project documentation

Technologies Used

• Java
• Spring Boot
• Redis
• Maven

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.