Zerofootprint

ZeroFootprint is a full-stack web application that helps users calculate, visualize, and track their carbon footprint based on everyday activities.

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🚀 Features

• Carbon footprint calculation based on:

  • Car usage
  • Food consumption
  • Energy consumption

• Interactive dashboard including:

  • Total carbon footprint
  • Comparison with previous calculations
  • Environmental impact level (Low, Medium, High)
  • Personalized sustainability recommendations
  • Carbon footprint distribution chart
  • History of previous calculations

• Responsive design for mobile devices

• Data persistence using MySQL

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🛠️ Technologies

Backend

• Java
• Spring Boot
• Spring Data JPA
• Maven
• MySQL

Frontend

• React
• Axios
• Recharts
• CSS

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⚙️ Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/paula-gi/ZeroFootprint.git

2. Configure the database

Create a MySQL database:

CREATE DATABASE zerofootprint;

Then configure your database credentials in:

backend/src/main/resources/application.properties

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3. Run the backend

cd backend
mvn spring-boot:run

The backend will be available at:

http://localhost:8080

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4. Run the frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm start

The application will be available at:

http://localhost:3000