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README.md

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+# Expense Tracker App
+
+The Expense Tracker App is a full-stack application that helps users manage their finances by tracking income and expenses. It offers features like adding, editing, and deleting transactions, visualizing data with charts, and categorizing transactions for better financial insights.
+
+## Features
+
+- #### Dashboard Overview: Get an overview of your income, expenses, and balance.
+
+- #### Add Transactions: Record your income and expenses effortlessly
+
+- #### Edit/Delete Transactions: Modify or remove entries to keep your records accurate.
+
+- #### Transaction Categories: Organize transactions by categories (e.g., Food, Rent, Salary, etc.).
+
+- #### Secure User Authentication: Users can securely log in and manage their personal finances.
+
+
+## Run Locally
+
+Clone the project
+
+```bash
+  git clone https://github.com/animesh156/Expensy.git
+
+
+```
+
+Go to the project directory
+
+```bash
+ cd expense-tracker  
+```
+
+Install dependencies
+
+```bash
+  cd client
+  npm install
+```
+```bash
+  cd ../server
+  npm install
+```
+
+Set up environment variables
+
+```bash
+ MONGO_URI=<your-mongodb-connection-string>  
+JWT_SECRET=<your-jwt-secret>  
+```
+
+
+Start the server
+
+```bash
+  client
+  npm run dev
+```
+```bash
+  server
+  node index.js
+```
+Open your browser and navigate to:
+
+```bash
+http://localhost:3000  
+```
+
+
+
+## Tech Stack
+
+**Frontend**
+- **React.js** : *For building a dynamic and responsive user interface.*
+
+- **Tailwind CSS:** : *For styling the application with utility-first, responsive CSS classes.*
+
+- **Material Tailwind:** : *A library of ready-made UI components and templates built with Tailwind CSS for faster and more consistent UI development.*
+
+- **Axios** : *o make API calls to the backend.*
+
+- **Chart.js** : *For displaying graphical data.*
+
+**Backend**
+
+- **Node.js & Express.js:** : * For handling API requests and business logic.*
+
+- **MongoDB:** : *For storing transaction data securely.*
+
+- **Mongoose:** : *o interact with the MongoDB database.*
+
+
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server/vercel.json

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