krish1925/cs35l-group-project

A web application to find Gym partners with a React Frontend and MongoDB backend

FitMatch

A web application to find Gym partners using a tinder-like interface based on user preferences and gym goals. This project is a simple web application that runs on localhost:3000 and has a backend API running on localhost:8000. This README file provides instructions on how to run the application.

Prerequisites

Before you can run the project, you should have the following installed on your machine: Node.js npm Visual Studio Code A browser which you can access your localhost servers on

Installation

1. Clone the repository to your local machine.
2. Navigate to the project directory in the terminal.
3. Run npm install to install the dependencies.
4. Navigate to the server directory in the terminal. (cd fit-match\server)
5. Run npm install to install the server-side API.
6. Navigate to the client directory in the terminal. (cd fit-match\client)
7. Run npm install to install the client-side dependencies.

Running the Application

1. Open two terminal windows in Visual Studio Code.
2. In the first terminal window, navigate to the server directory. (cd fit-match\server)
3. Run npm run start:backend to start the server.
4. In the second terminal window, navigate to the client directory. (cd fit-match\client)
5. Run npm start to start the client-side application.
6. Open a web browser and navigate to localhost:3000 to view the application.

Making Modifications

To make modifications to the application, you can use Visual Studio Code to edit the code. The server-side code is located in the server directory and the client-side code is located in the client directory.

After making modifications, you will need to stop the server and client-side applications and start them again by following the instructions in the "Running the Application" section.

#Conclusion This README file provides instructions on how to run the localhost web application with backend on your local machine. It also provides instructions on how to make modifications to the code.