Apex Five Cleaning

Professional cleaning services site for apexfivecleaning.co.uk: quotes, bookings, online payments, blog, and admin dashboard.

Stack

• Frontend: React, Vite, Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Node.js, Express, MongoDB
• Payments: Stripe
• Auth: JWT (customers), Bearer token (admin)

Run locally

1. Backend

cd server
npm install
cp .env.example .env   # set MONGODB_URI, Stripe, etc.
npm run dev

API: http://localhost:5001

2. Frontend

cd client
npm install
cp .env.example .env   # set VITE_API_URL, etc.
npm run dev

App: http://localhost:5173

Requires: MongoDB (e.g. Atlas). Configure server/.env and client/.env from the .env.example files in each folder. Never commit real .env files or put secrets in source; see docs/SECURITY.md.

Project layout

Path	Purpose
client/	React SPA (Vite). Static build → client/dist
server/	Express API, auth, quotes, payments, admin
client/public/	Static assets: favicon, logo, blog images, robots.txt, sitemap.xml
docs/	Deployment, SEO, security, email (reference only)

Documentation

• Deploy & env: docs/DEPLOYMENT.md
• SEO (sitemap, Index Now): docs/SEO.md
• Security overview: docs/SECURITY.md
• Email (SMTP/SendGrid): docs/EMAIL.md

License

Proprietary — Apex Five Cleaning.