Setup Instructions

Follow these steps to run the project locally:

- Once you download the file, unzip it

- Open the folder in the Vscode editor

📂 Backend Setup

1. Open terminal and navigate to backend folder:

cd backend

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Rename `.env.example` to `.env` file inside `backend` folder (replace placeholder values with your own):

PORT=8080

NODE_ENV=development

JWT_ACCESS_SECRET=any_string

MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_uri_string

COOKIE_NAME_ACCESS=access_token

CORS_ORIGIN=http://localhost:5173

CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloudinary_cloud_name

CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_cloudinary_api_key

CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_cloudinary_api_secret

4. Seed Data:

npm run seed

5. Start backend server:

npm run dev

🎨 Frontend Setup

1. Open a new terminal and navigate to frontend folder:

cd frontend

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Rename `.env.example` to `.env` file inside `frontend` folder

4. Start frontend app:

npm run dev

🚀 Run the App

- Open browser and go to:

👉 `http://localhost:5173` (default Vite port)

- Make sure backend (8080)and frontend (5173)are both running.

- Ensure that you add all your keys here like MongoDB URI, JWT Secret and Cloudinary API credentials

Login in using credentials:

Email: bob@example.com

Password: 123456

VastuSpaze - Simple landing page for a home renovation services company