MERN Practice Repository

This repository serves as a practice ground for building and understanding full-stack applications using the MERN (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js) stack. It encompasses various components and modules that demonstrate the integration and functionality of each technology within the stack.

🛠️ Technologies Used

• MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing application data.
• Express.js: Web framework for Node.js to build backend APIs.
• React.js: Frontend library for building user interfaces.
• Node.js: JavaScript runtime environment for executing server-side code.

📁 Project Structure

mern/ ├── backend/ │ ├── controllers/ │ ├── models/ │ ├── routes/ │ └── server.js ├── frontend/ │ ├── public/ │ ├── src/ │ │ ├── components/ │ │ ├── pages/ │ │ └── App.js ├── .env ├── package.json └── README.md

• backend/: Contains the server-side code including API routes, controllers, and database models.
• frontend/: Contains the client-side code built with React.js.
• .env: Environment variables for configuration (e.g., database URI, API keys).

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed on your machine:

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• MongoDB (local or Atlas)
• npm or yarn

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Bhavika42/MERN.git
   cd MERN

2. Set up environment variables:

Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following: MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string PORT=5000

3.Install backend dependencies: cd backend npm install

4. Install frontend dependencies: cd ../frontend npm install

🧪 Running the Application Start the Backend Server cd backend npm start

The backend server will start on http://localhost:5000.

Start the Frontend Development Server cd frontend npm start

The frontend application will start on http://localhost:3000.

📦 Features User authentication and authorization

CRUD operations for various resources

Responsive UI with React.js components

RESTful API integration between frontend and backend

🖼️ Screenshots Include relevant screenshots of your application here.

🧑‍💻 Author Bhavika Sehgal GitHub | LinkedIn

📄 License This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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