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📌 README - [Project Name]

🚀 Description

[Brief description of the project, what problem it solves, and its purpose].
Example:

This project is a REST API for managing online orders, allowing administrators to create, update, and query orders in real time.

🛠️ Technologies Used

• Node.js / Express
• PostgreSQL with Prisma
• React with Vite
• TailwindCSS
• Docker (Optional)

📂 Project Structure

├── backend/        # Server with REST API
│   ├── src/
│   ├── prisma/
│   ├── .env.example
│   ├── package.json
├── frontend/       # User Interface
│   ├── src/
│   ├── public/
│   ├── .env.example
│   ├── package.json
├── docker-compose.yml  # Docker configuration
├── README.md

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🛠️ Installation & Setup

🔹 Prerequisites

• Node.js v18+
• PostgreSQL 14+
• Docker (optional, if using containerization)

🔹 Installation Steps

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/user/project.git
cd project

2️⃣ Configure Environment Variables

Rename .env.example to .env and update the values.
Example .env for backend:

DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/dbname
PORT=4000
JWT_SECRET=your_secret

Example .env for frontend:

VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:4000

3️⃣ Install Dependencies

# Backend
cd backend
npm install

# Frontend
cd ../frontend
npm install

4️⃣ Set Up the Database

cd backend
npx prisma migrate dev --name init

5️⃣ Start the Project

# In separate terminals
cd backend && npm run dev
cd frontend && npm run dev

The API will be available at http://localhost:4000 and the frontend at http://localhost:5173

6️⃣ Optional: Run with Docker

docker-compose up -d

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🚀 Project Usage

• Access the frontend at http://localhost:5173.
• Login with test credentials:
  • Email: admin@example.com
  • Password: admin123
• Consume the API at http://localhost:4000/api (documentation available at http://localhost:4000/docs).

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📝 Documentation

• [API Documentation (Swagger/Postman)]
• [User Guide or Admin Manual]

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😄 Usual problems

• When installing node_modules, there can commonly be problems installing the packages either due to cache or incomplete downloads due to internet connection problems.

  It can be solved by deleting the node_modules folder, and downloading them again:

  rm -rf node_modules
  

• ReferenceError: require is not defined : Node version error Can be solved using nvm, using following commands

  1. Install node version required using nvm

  nvm install

  2. Select installed version

  nvm use

  3. Now you can install without problems

  pnpm install

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📌 Maintenance & Support

• Issues or bugs: Report at GitHub Issues
• Additional support: Contact your-email@example.com

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📜 License

This project is under the MIT / Proprietary license.

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