MENTH

Base template for MongoDB, Express, Node.js, TailwindCSS, and Handlebars projects.

Overview

MENTH is a robust starter template designed to streamline the development process for web applications using MongoDB, Express, Node.js, TailwindCSS, and Handlebars. This template provides a solid foundation to build upon, ensuring best practices and a cohesive integration of the technologies involved.

Features

MongoDB: A NoSQL database for storing and managing data.
Express: A web application framework for Node.js, providing a robust set of features for building web and mobile applications.
Node.js: A JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine, enabling server-side JavaScript execution.
TailwindCSS: A utility-first CSS framework for rapidly building custom designs.
Handlebars: A simple templating language to create HTML templates with embedded expressions.

Installation
Usage
Project Structure
Configuration
Contributing
License

Installation

To get started with MENTH, follow these steps:

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/menth-template.git
cd menth-template

Install dependencies:
```
npm install
```
Set up environment variables:

Create a .env file in the root directory and add your MongoDB connection string:
```
MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
```

Usage

Start the development server:
```
npm run dev
```
This command will start the server with live reloading enabled.
Build for production:
```
npm run build
```
This command will compile and minify your CSS using TailwindCSS.
Start the production server:
```
npm start
```

Project Structure

MENTH/
├── .github/ # GitHub configuration files and workflows
├── src/
├── config/ # Configuration files and scripts
├── public/ # Static assets
│ │ ├── css/ # Stylesheets
│ │ ├── js/ # Scripts
│ │ ├── images/ # Images
│ │ ├── favicon.ico
│ ├── components/ # Handlebars components and partials
│ ├── controllers/ # Express route controllers
│ ├── middleware/ # Express middleware
│ ├── models/ # Mongoose models
│ ├── routes/ # Express routes
│ ├── services/ # Business logic and services
│ ├── views/ # Handlebars templates
│ ├── server/ # Server-related files
│ │ ├── db/ # Database connection files
│ │ │ └── db_connection.js # MongoDB connection configuration
│ │ └── server.js # Entry point for the server
├── .env # Environment variables
├── .eslintignore # ESLint ignore file
├── .eslintrc.json # ESLint configuration
├── .gitignore # Git ignore file
├── package.json # Node.js dependencies and scripts
├── README.md # Project documentation
└── tailwind.config.js # TailwindCSS configuration

Configuration

MongoDB: Configure your MongoDB URI in the .env file.
TailwindCSS: Modify the tailwind.config.js file to customize your TailwindCSS setup.
Express: Add or modify routes in the src/routes directory and their corresponding controllers in src/controllers.

Contributing

We welcome contributions to improve MENTH. To contribute, please follow these steps:

Fork the repository.
Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature).
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some feature').
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feature).
Open a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

mativiaggio/menth-template