Lo1176/MERN-ai-chatbot

This is an AI Chatbot application, inspired by ChatGPT, by using MERN Stack and OpenAI

Chat Bot

Overview

This project is a chatbot powered by OpenAI's GPT-3.5 Turbo Model. It is implemented in MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js). MongoDB for the database, Express for the backend and React for the frontend. And of course Node.js, which lets you run JavaScript outside the browser.

Prerequisites

Before running the application, ensure you have the following installed:

• Node.js
• MongoDB
• pnpm (Performant Node Package Manager 🚀)

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Lo1176/MERN-ai-chatbot.git

2. Navigate to the project directory: cd MERN-ai-chatbot

3. Install dependencies for both the client and server:

   # Install frontend dependencies
   cd frontend
   pnpm i
   
   # Install backend dependencies
   cd backend
   pnpm i

4. Configure environment variables:

   Modify the .env.txt file in the backend directory and add the following variables and rename it to .env:

   ```bash
   OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key
   MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_uri
   ```
   

5. Start the application:

   # Start the client (in the frontend directory)
   cd frontend
   pnpm dev
   
   # Start the server (in the backed directory)
   cd backend
   pnpm dev