FinanceIt - MERN Stack Application

A personal finance management application built with MongoDB, Express.js, React, and Node.js.

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• npm
• MongoDB Atlas account (free)

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone <your-repo-url>
cd FinanceIt

# Install all dependencies
npm run install-all

# Setup environment
cp server/.env.example server/.env
cp client/.env.example client/.env

# Start development
npm run dev

Available Scripts

• npm run dev - Start both client and server in development mode
• npm run server - Start only the server
• npm run client - Start only the client
• npm run install-all - Install all dependencies
• npm run build - Build the React app for production
• npm start - Start the production server

Environment Variables

Server (.env)

PORT=5001
MONGODB_URI=mongodb+srv://username:password@cluster.mongodb.net/financeit

Client (.env)

REACT_APP_API_URL=http://localhost:5001/api

Project Structure

FinanceIt/
├── client/                 # React frontend
├── server/                 # Express backend
├── .env.example           # Environment variables template
├── .gitignore             # Git ignore rules
└── package.json           # Root package.json with scripts

Technologies Used

• React 18
• Express.js
• MongoDB with Mongoose
• Node.js