FriendPay - Money Management App

A full-stack MERN application to manage money transactions between friends with due date tracking and visual analytics.

Features

• Track money lent to and borrowed from friends
• Automatic due date calculation based on friend's repayment period
• Weekly financial outlook with transaction summaries
• Visual analytics with charts and statistics
• Responsive design for all devices

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, Shadcn UI, TailwindCSS, Recharts
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• State Management: React Context API
• Form Handling: React Hook Form with Zod validation

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/s-satyajit/mern-friendpay.git
cd mern-friendpay

2. Install dependencies:

# Install backend dependencies
cd backend
npm install

# Install frontend dependencies
cd ../frontend
npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

# In backend/.env
DB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
PORT=8080

4. Run the application:

# Start backend server (from backend directory)
npm run dev

# Start frontend development server (from frontend directory)
npm run dev

Project Structure

mern-friendpay/
├── backend/         # Backend server code
├── frontend/        # Frontend React application
└── README.md        # Main documentation

Documentation

• Contributing Guidelines
• Security Policy
• License
• Changelog

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request