Tech Stack

• Frontend: React 18, Vite, React Router, Tailwind
• Backend: Node.js, Express, Mongoose, Zod, JSON Web Tokens
• Database: MongoDB Atlas (Mongoose)

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• npm or yarn
• MongoDB Atlas URI (or local MongoDB)

1) Backend Setup

cd backend
npm install

Create a .env (recommended) and avoid hard‑coding secrets and URIs currently present in config.js and db.js.

Suggested .env keys: