EcoTrack - Carbon Footprint Tracking Application 🌱

EcoTrack helps you understand and reduce your carbon footprint by tracking your daily activities. Get personalized insights and recommendations to make sustainable choices! 🌍

Features ✨

• Track daily activities: transportation, food, and energy use
• Visualize your carbon impact with dashboards and charts
• Get smart, actionable recommendations

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Screenshots

Login & Register Page

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Dashboard

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Log Activity (Food Example)

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Get Started 🚀

1. Clone the repo
2. Install dependencies
3. Run the app

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Contribute to a greener planet with EcoTrack! 🌳

Project Structure

ecotrack/
├── backend/         # Node.js/Express backend
├── frontend/        # React frontend
└── README.md        # This file

Features

• User authentication and profile management
• Activity logging with carbon footprint calculation
• Dashboard with visual analytics
• Goal setting and progress tracking
• Personalized recommendations
• Monthly reports and insights

Tech Stack

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MySQL
• JWT Authentication
• Sequelize ORM

Frontend

• React.js
• Material-UI
• Chart.js for visualizations
• Axios for API calls

Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• MySQL (v8.0 or higher)
• npm or yarn package manager

Backend Setup

1. Navigate to the backend directory:

   cd backend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file with the following variables:

   DB_HOST=localhost
   DB_USER=your_username
   DB_PASSWORD=your_password
   DB_NAME=ecotrack
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
   PORT=8080
   

4. Initialize the database:

   mysql -u your_username -p < db/schema.sql
   mysql -u your_username -p ecotrack < db/seed.sql

5. Start the server:

   npm start

Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to the frontend directory:

   cd frontend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the development server:

   npm start

API Documentation

The backend API provides the following endpoints:

Authentication

• POST /api/auth/register - Register a new user
• POST /api/auth/login - Login user
• GET /api/auth/profile - Get user profile

Activities

• POST /api/activities - Log a new activity
• GET /api/activities - Get user's activities
• GET /api/activities/:id - Get specific activity

Dashboard

• GET /api/dashboard/summary - Get user's carbon footprint summary
• GET /api/dashboard/goals - Get user's goals and progress

Recommendations

• GET /api/recommendations - Get personalized recommendations

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

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