This project uses MYSQL as a backing store through Docker compose. Simply type:
docker compose start
Note, however, the first time you fire things up, use the docker compose up command to bootstrap things. Naturally, to stop things, type docker compose stop. This cheat sheet is nice.
To run the application in development mode (which means recompiling TypeScript on changes and reloading the resultant JS), ensure you run this command:
npm run dev
You'll note that the TS compilation process produces a .js file in the dist directory.