CEN4721-Budgeting-Website

This is our team's budgeting website, designed to help users manage their spending, set financial goals, and track progress.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Prerequisites
• Setup Instructions

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Features

• Dashboard: Overview of goals, spending, and categories.
• Planner: Manage spending categories and financial goals.
• Spending: Add and track spending transactions.
• Reports: Visualize spending trends over time.

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Prerequisites

Before setting up the project, ensure you have the following installed:

• Node.js (v16 or later recommended)
• npm (comes with Node.js)
• MongoDB (for the backend database)

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Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repository

bash git clone https://github.com/your-repo-url/CEN4721-Budgeting-Website.git

cd CEN4721-Budgeting-Website

2. Install Dependencies

cd ../backend npm install

cd ../frontend npm install

3. Configure the Backend

1. Install MongoDB locally on your machine.
2. Use the MongoDB shell or GUI to create a database for this project.
3. Copy the contents of env_template.txt into a new .env file in the backend folder:
4. Replace YOUR DATABASE NAME in the .env file with the name of your MongoDB database.

4. Running the Applicaiton

1. Start the backend from the backend folder, run: npm run dev
2. Start the Frontend from fronend folder, run: npm start