CommuniCare Project

Welcome to the CommuniCare project repository!

This application is designed to connect people with community resources and volunteering opportunities such as food banks, medical clinics, churches, etc.

This project uses React for the frontend and Flask for the backend.

Prerequisites

Git
Node.js (which comes with npm)
Python 3 (which comes with pip, starting with Python 3.4 and newer)

Project Setup

Optionally, you may choose to fork the repository if you want to work on your own features independently before merging them into the main project.

Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/GeoffreyFClark/CommuniCare
or if forked: git clone https://github.com/YourGitHubUsername/CommuniCare

Backend setup:

cd communiCare

cd flask_backend

python -m venv venv

venv\Scripts\activate (On Mac: source venv/bin/activate)

pip install -r requirements.txt

Frontend setup:

cd ../react_frontend

npm install

Run the Development Server

Navigate to the flask_backend directory and run python main.py

In a new terminal, navigate to the react_frontend directory and run npm run dev