Expense Tracker

Overview

The Expense Tracker is a full-stack web application designed to help users track their expenses and manage their finances efficiently. It features both a frontend for the user interface and a backend to manage the business logic and database.

Features

• Track Expenses: Add, edit, and delete expenses.
• View Reports: Generate reports on spending habits.
• User Authentication: Secure login and account management.
• Responsive Design: Works well on both mobile and desktop devices.

Project Structure

The project is divided into two main components:

1. Backend: Handles the server-side logic, including routing, database interactions, and API management.
2. Frontend: Manages the user interface and client-side functionality.

Backend

The backend is built using Node.js with Express as the framework. It interacts with the database to manage expenses, user authentication, and other necessary operations.

Key files and folders:

• app.js: The main application logic.
• index.js: Entry point for the backend server.
• controllers/: Contains logic for managing routes like expenses and users.
• models/: Defines the database schema.
• routes/: Defines the API endpoints.
• db/: Handles database connections and queries.

Dependencies: To install backend dependencies, navigate to the backend folder and run:

npm install

Backend

To start the backend server, run:

npm start

Frontend

The frontend is a React-based single-page application. To start the frontend, follow these steps:

cd ../frontend
npm install
npm start

Installation

Prerequisites:

• Node.js and npm should be installed.
• MongoDB should be set up for the backend to interact with.

Clone the repository: git clone

cd Expense-Tracker-main

Backend setup:

cd backend
npm install
npm start

Frontend setup:

cd ../frontend
npm install
npm start

Running the App

Once both the frontend and backend servers are running, access the app at: http://localhost:3000