NotesApp

An NotesApp website, based on the MERN stack. Visit the live website

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Required Environment Variables

VARIABLE	Sample value
KEY	sample_key
URI	mongodb://localhost/Notesapp
REACT_APP_HOST_KEY	http://localhost:5000

Installation Instructions

1. Install Node.js
2. Install npm
3. If you plan to use a local instance of MongoDB database, install MongoDB atlas.
4. Clone this github repo.
5. In the local project directory, create a new file called ".env".
6. Setup the environment variables as described above.
7. Open the local project directory in a terminal, and run: npm install.

Available Scripts

In the project directory, you can run:

cd client

npm run start

Runs the front-end client app in the development mode.
Open http://localhost:3000 to view it in the browser.

cd server

nodemon index.js

Runs the back-end server app in the development mode.
Open http://localhost:5000 to view it in the browser. Please note that the server requires an active instance of the MongoDB database. Either provide a MongoDB atlas link in the URI environment variable, or use a local database, by placing its URI in the same.

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Application Screenshots