BookVerse (MERN)

A social platform for readers to search, preview, and share books.

• Frontend: React + Vite + TailwindCSS + Framer Motion
• Backend: Node.js + Express + MongoDB (Mongoose)
• Auth: JWT + bcrypt
• Books: Google Books API

Development

Backend:

cd backend
cp .env.example .env
npm install
npm run dev

Frontend:

cd frontend
npm install
cp .env.example .env
npm run dev

Env

• Backend .env: PORT, MONGODB_URI, JWT_SECRET, GOOGLE_BOOKS_API_KEY (optional), CORS_ORIGIN
• Frontend .env: VITE_API_BASE

Deploy

• Backend on Render: Web Service, npm install + npm start, set env vars
• Frontend on Vercel: npm run build, output dist, set VITE_API_BASE