Stripe API call is breaking all local setups

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When following the instructions in the contributors guide there seems to be an unaccounted for issue. With a fresh build, if you attempt to execute npm run develop you’ll be presented with an error. To resolve the error you have to add a valid Strip public and private key to the .env file before executing npm run build. I’m not sure if the CONTRIBUTING.md should just be updated or if freeCodeCamp/server/boot/donate.js could be updated to prevent this issue.

Here is the error:

/home/charles/development/freeCodeCamp/server/boot/donate.js:62 throw err; ^ Error: Invalid API Key provided: sk_from_*****_*****oard at Constructor._Error (/home/charles/development/freeCodeCamp/node_modules/stripe/lib/Error.js:12:17) at Constructor (/home/charles/development/freeCodeCamp/node_modules/stripe/lib/utils.js:133:13) at new Constructor (/home/charles/development/freeCodeCamp/node_modules/stripe/lib/utils.js:133:13) at IncomingMessage.<anonymous> (/home/charles/development/freeCodeCamp/node_modules/stripe/lib/StripeResource.js:164:21) at emitNone (events.js:111:20) at IncomingMessage.emit (events.js:208:7) at endReadableNT (_stream_readable.js:1056:12) at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:138:11) at process._tickDomainCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:218:9) [08:19:31] [nodemon] app crashed - waiting for file changes before starting...

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I believe this is related, as running npm run develop even when not testing Stripe, causes the program to raise the error

Error: Plan already exists.
    at Constructor._Error (/root/freeCodeCamp/node_modules/stripe/lib/Error.js:12:17)                                                                 
    at Constructor (/root/freeCodeCamp/node_modules/stripe/lib/utils.js:133:13)                                                                       
    at new Constructor (/root/freeCodeCamp/node_modules/stripe/lib/utils.js:133:13)                                                                   
    at Function.StripeError.generate (/root/freeCodeCamp/node_modules/stripe/lib/Error.js:57:12)                                                      
    at IncomingMessage.<anonymous> (/root/freeCodeCamp/node_modules/stripe/lib/StripeResource.js:170:39)                                              
    at emitNone (events.js:120:20)
    at IncomingMessage.emit (events.js:218:7)
    at endReadableNT (_stream_readable.js:1054:12)
    at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:138:11)
    at process._tickDomainCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:218:9)

Any help? I see no reason there should be a Stripe API call when starting up the server.

[rachelsinclair]

If you don’t want to go to the trouble of creating your own Stripe account, I found the following test keys in the Stripe documentation:

STRIPE_PUBLIC=pk_test_g6do5S237ekq10r65BnxO6S0 STRIPE_SECRET=sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2

Drop these into .env and you’re good to go!