Mini Expense Tracker 💰

A simple full-stack expense tracker app built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB Atlas, and HTML/CSS/JS.
Track your daily expenses easily with a clean and user-friendly interface.

Features

• Add, edit, and delete expenses
• Categorize expenses by type
• View expense history
• Date-based filtering
• Responsive design

Project Structure

mini-expense-tracker/ │ ├── backend/ # Node.js + Express server │ ├── .env # Environment variables (ignored in Git) │ └── ... │ ├── frontend/ # HTML/CSS/JS client └── README.md

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/username/mini-expense-tracker.git
cd mini-expense-tracker/backend


2. Install dependencies:

npm install


3. Create a .env file in backend/ and add:

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
PORT=5000


4. Start the backend server:

node server.js

5. Open frontend/index.html in your browser.

Tech Stack

Backend: Node.js, Express, MongoDB Atlas

Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Version Control: Git & GitHub

Notes

.env is ignored and should not be pushed to GitHub.

Use your own MongoDB Atlas connection string for testing.