1. 📁 Clone the Repository

Clone the repository: MetaJob GitHub Repo (opens in a new tab)

2. 🛠 Configure Environment Variables

🔄 Rename Environment Files

mv apps/backend/example.env apps/backend/.env
mv apps/frontend/example.env apps/frontend/.env

Make sure to fill in any required values in both .env files.

You'll also need accounts for the following services for backend .env:

Cloudinary – for media/file uploads
👉 https://cloudinary.com (opens in a new tab)

1. Go to Cloudinary Signup Page and create a free account.

2. After logging in, open your Dashboard.

3. Add the following environment variables to your .env file:

• CLOUDINARY_KEY
• CLOUDINARY_NAME
• CLOUDINARY_SECRET

4. Add the following environment variables to your .env file

Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) – for sending transactional emails
👉 https://www.brevo.com (opens in a new tab)

1. Sign up or log in to your Brevo account.

2. Go to SMTP & API → API Keys & MCP from the dashboard sidebar.

Direct link to the desired page (opens in a new tab)

3. Click "Generate a new API key" and name it (e.g., Strapi App).

4. Copy the generated API key.

5. Add the following environment variables to your .env file: (Here use the email you are using to login Brevo for EMAIL_EMAIL)

• EMAIL_NAME
• EMAIL_EMAIL
• BREVO_API_KEY

3. 📦 Install Dependencies

Once everything is set up, you're ready to install project dependencies from root directory:

pnpm install

4. ⚙️ Run the Backend (Strapi)

pnpm -F backend dev

Visit the Strapi admin at 🔗 http://localhost:1337/ (opens in a new tab)

🔑 Generate an API Token

1. Create an admin account.
2. Go to Settings → API Tokens.
3. Create a Full Access Token.
4. Add the token to the front end .env file:

5. 💻 Run the Frontend (Next.js)

pnpm -F frontend dev

Frontend available at 🔗 http://localhost:3000/ (opens in a new tab)

6. 📥 Import Demo Data (Optional)

Now that your backend and frontend are ready, it's time to import the demo data.

You will find the demo data zip file inside apps/backend, named metajob-import.tar.gz.

1. Navigate to your apps/backend folder.

2. Run the following command:

   pnpm strapi import -f metajob-import.tar.gz --exclude files

This will import the dummy data.

3. Reload the frontend, and you should see the full site ready with dummy data.

⚠️ If the frontend does not load the data, simply delete the .next folder and rerun the project.

If you face any issues during installation, please send an email to info@jstemplate.net.