Project Setup Guide

Prerequisites

Node.js (v20 or higher)
npm
Database URL from NeonDB

Step-by-Step Setup

1. Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-repo.git

2. Backend Configuration

# Navigate to backend
cd backend 

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Configure environment
cp .env.example .env

3. Database Setup

Visit NeonDB Console
Create new project
Copy connection string
Update .env:

DATABASE_URL="your-neondb-connection-string"

4. Initialize Database

# Run migrations
npx prisma migrate dev

5. Start Server

npm run dev

Server runs at http://localhost:3000

Troubleshooting

Ensure NeonDB connection string is correctly formatted
Check if all migrations are applied
Verify Node.js version compatibility(node -v) must be 22