🌱 Sprout Hub

Welcome to Sprout Hub, an all-in-one platform designed to support urban farming and gardening enthusiasts. This system enables users to manage plant posts, access gardening tutorials, engage in community discussions, and explore a dedicated urban farming marketplace.

🔗 GitHub Repo: Sprout_Hub

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📌 Features

• 👤 User management with full CRUD operations
• 🌿 Plant & crop post management
• 📚 Gardening tutorials and guides
• 💬 User interaction and community discussions
• 🛒 Urban farming marketplace
• 🔐 Authentication and authorization

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⚙️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: React (JSX)
• Backend: Spring Boot (REST API)
• Database: MongoDB
• Tools: Maven, Postman, Git, VS Code

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Java 17+
• Node.js and npm
• MongoDB installed or access to MongoDB Atlas

Backend Setup (Spring Boot)

git clone https://github.com/janithsuraweera/Sprout_Hub.git
cd Sprout_Hub/backend

1. Configure application.properties with your MongoDB URI.
2. Run the backend:

./mvnw spring-boot:run

Frontend Setup (React)

cd ../frontend
npm install
npm start

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📁 Project Structure

Sprout_Hub/
│
├── backend/       # Spring Boot REST API
│   └── ...
│
├── frontend/      # React app
│   └── ...
│
└── README.md

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📌 Roadmap

• Add unit and integration tests
• Deploy to cloud (e.g., Vercel + Heroku)
• Add real-time chat support
• Improve UI with TailwindCSS or Material UI

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🤝 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you’d like to change.

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📃 License

MIT License

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🙌 Acknowledgements

Thanks to all the contributors and resources that support open-source development.

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Made with ❤️ by Janith Suraweera