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Employee Connect Suite - MERN stack project for assignment

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Employee Connect Suite

Welcome to the Employee Connect Suite, a comprehensive platform for managing employee connections and enhancing workplace communication.

Getting Started

To get started with the Employee Connect Suite, follow these instructions:

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed on your machine:

  • Node.js
  • npm (Node Package Manager)

Cloning the Repository

First, clone the repository to your local machine using:

git clone https://github.com/PoisonDarterz/WIF2003_G8.git

Running the Website

To run the Employee Connect Suite website, follow these steps:

  1. Open a terminal and navigate to the main directory of the project:

    cd WIF2003_G8
  2. Start the project by running the provided batch file. This will open two separate terminals for frontend and backend:

    start startproj.bat
    • The first terminal will open in the main directory for the frontend.
    • The second terminal will open in the backend directory for the backend server.
  3. In the frontend terminal, install dependencies and start the frontend server:

    npm install
    npm start

    This runs the app in development mode. Open http://localhost:3000 to view it in your browser.

  4. In the backend terminal, install dependencies and start the backend server:

    npm install
    node server.js