🧠 BonBot — A Mental Health Support Chatbot

Team 72: Awimmowe

Welcome to BonBot, a chatbot designed to provide mental health support using a friendly and interactive interface. 💬

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🚀 How to Run the Project (Step-by-Step Guide)

Follow these instructions to get BonBot running on your local machine:

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🗂 1. Unzip the Project Files

Make sure you unzip both of these files:

• src.zip
• public.zip

Put their contents into the same project folder.

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📦 2. Install Required Dependencies

Open a terminal (or command prompt) in the project folder, and run:

npm install

This will install all the necessary Node.js packages for the frontend.

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▶️ 3. Start the React Frontend

Still in the same terminal, start the React development server:

npm start

This will launch the chatbot interface in your browser (usually at http://localhost:3000).

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🧪 4. Run the Flask Backend (Python API)

In a new terminal window, navigate to the project directory and run:

py final.py

This starts the backend server that powers the chatbot's responses.

Make sure you have Python installed. If the command py doesn’t work, try python instead.

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📽️ Demo

Want to see how it works before trying? 👉 Watch the Demo on YouTube

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✅ All Set!

Once both servers are running:

• The frontend (React) will handle the user interface
• The backend (Flask) will respond to user messages

You're now ready to chat with BonBot! 💬✨