MERN State Management Project

This repository contains a MERN stack project demonstrating effective state management using React and Redux for the client-side and Express.js and MongoDB for the server-side.

Table of Contents

1. Features
2. Installation
3. Usage
4. Contributing
5. License

Features

• Client-Side:

  • React and Redux: Manage complex state with Redux for predictable state management.
  • User Authentication: Secure login and registration using JWT (JSON Web Tokens).
  • State Persistence: Maintain state across sessions using local storage.
  • CRUD Operations: Create, read, update, and delete resources seamlessly.

• Server-Side:

  • Express.js: RESTful API to handle client requests and perform database operations.
  • MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing user information and application data.
  • JWT Authentication: Secure API endpoints with token-based authentication.
  • Data Validation: Ensure data integrity and validation using Mongoose schemas.

Installation

To install and run the project locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/daemonX10/mern_state.git
   cd mern_state

2. Install server dependencies:

   cd server
   npm install

3. Install client dependencies:

   cd ../client
   npm install

4. Create a .env file in the server directory and add your MongoDB URI and any other necessary environment variables.

Usage

To start the development server, run:

# Start server
cd server
npm start

# Start client
cd ../client
npm start

Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to view the application.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have any suggestions, bug reports, or improvements, please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.