FoodShare

A food sharing platform built with MongoDB, Express, and Node.js.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or higher)
• MongoDB
• npm or yarn

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd food_sharing_system

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following variables:

PORT=3000
MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/foodshare
NODE_ENV=development
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key_here

4. Start the development server:

npm run dev

Available Scripts

• npm start: Start the production server
• npm run dev: Start the development server with hot reload
• npm test: Run tests

Project Structure

food_sharing_system/
├── src/
│   ├── server.js
│   ├── models/
│   ├── routes/
│   ├── controllers/
│   └── middleware/
├── tests/
├── .env
├── .gitignore
├── package.json
└── README.md

Deployment

This project is deployment-friendly and can be deployed to various platforms like Heroku, DigitalOcean, or AWS. Make sure to:

1. Set up the environment variables in your deployment platform
2. Configure your MongoDB connection string for production
3. Set NODE_ENV to 'production'
4. Use a process manager like PM2 in production

License

MIT