Thrifty-Tracker

Thrifty-Tracker is a web application that allows users to easily manage their expences and also keep the track of their transactions. This MERN-stack project manages all the information about Income-transaction,Expensec-transaction, and also keep details of all the due transaction.

Description

Thrifty-Tracker streamlines the process of managing expences by providing a user-friendly platform where users can view income-transaction,expense-transaction , and Due-transaction.

Features

• User Authentication: Users can sign up and log in with their profiles.
• Transaction Management: Thrifty_tracker manages all information related to transaction.
• Reset Password/Forgot Password: User can reset their password.
• Search:User can search for the transaction based on different criteria likes name,date,category.
• Delete/Update: User can update and delete their transaction.

Tech Stack

Thrifty-Tracker is built using the MERN stack:

• MongoDB: For the database to store all data related to users, transaction,due-transaction.
• Express: For the backend server to handle API requests and manage the application logic.
• React: For the frontend to create a dynamic and responsive user interface.
• Node.js: For the backend runtime environment to execute JavaScript code server-side.

Installation

To run Thrifty-Tracker locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

      https://github.com/amit02-ux/Thrifty-Tracker.git
    cd Thrifty_tracker

2. Install backend dependencies:

   npm install

3. Install frontend dependencies:

   cd client
   npm install

4. Set up environment variables: Create a .env file in the Thrifty-Tracker directory and add the following environment variables:

   PORT=your_server_running_port
   DEV_MODE=development
   MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
   

5. Run the application: Open two terminal windows/tabs:

   • In the first terminal, start the backend server:

     npm start

   • In the second terminal, start the frontend development server:

     cd client
     npm start

6. Access the application: Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:3000.

Usage

1. Sign Up/Login: Users can create an account or log in with an existing account.
2. Add transaction:User can add the transaction.
3. Manage transaction: user can update their transaction with relevant information.

Contributing

We welcome contributions to Thrifty-Tracker. If you'd like to contribute, please fork the repository and create a pull request with your changes.

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

Thank you for using Thrifty-Tracker!