This example will is a simple RPG application that allows you to add skills and allocation skill points to them, gaining you real experience and levels as a result.

• Create your own RPG app by cloning the project
• Learn about Astra DB with webapp development
• Use React with state and props
• Use Netlify to create a simple API

The requirements needed are quite simple, which include an account for Astra DB (free), having Netlify CLI.

• Astra DB
• Netlify

Register a DataStax Astra account Github, Google accounts or register with an email.

Create a database with a keyspace of rpg

Once the database is created and the status is active Active we can move onto the next step.

Create a security token for with Database Permissions and use the keys to populate the .env-template file which should be renamed to .env.

Ensure Netlify is installed, if it is not, install the CLI by running the following command:

npm install -g netlify-cli

Then you can run the application locally using

netlify dev