adityasen-1606/assignment

Assignment Submission: Aditya

Link: https://assignment-henna-zeta.vercel.app/

Project Overview

This project is completed as part of an assignment and is built using the MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) tech stack.

Technologies Used

• MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing user data.
• Express: Web framework for Node.js for building the server-side logic.
• React: Frontend library for building user interfaces.
• Node.js: JavaScript runtime for server-side programming.
• CORS: Middleware to enable Cross-Origin Resource Sharing.
• JSON Web Token (JWT): For authentication and securing endpoints.

Features

• User registration and login.
• Authentication using JSON Web Tokens (JWT).
• Display of user's name upon login.
• Workspace displaying names and emails of all users.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js and npm installed on your machine.
• MongoDB installed and running.

Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/AdityaSen-1606/Assignment.git
   cd Assignment

2. Install server dependencies:

   cd server
   npm install

3. Install client dependencies:

   cd ../client
   npm install

4. Set up environment variables: Create a .env file in the server directory and add the following:

   PORT=3000
   MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
   

Usage

Running the Server

1. Start the backend server:

   cd server
   npm start
   

2. Start the frontend development server:

   cd ../client
   npm start