TRAVEL RECORD

Overview

Travel Record is a web application that allows you and your family members to color-code the world map based on the places you have visited. It provides a visual representation of your travels and helps you keep track of your family’s global adventures.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Installation
• Usage
• Technologies Used - Node,Express,EJS,PostgreSQL

Features

• User authentication
• Individual user maps with color-coded countries
• Family map that aggregates all members’ travels
• Responsive design

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• PostgreSQL

Backend Setup

1. Clone the repository:
2. git clone https://github.com/Kirtikaa25/travel_record
3. cd travel_record

Navigate to the backend directory and install dependencies:

cd backend

npm install

Create a .env file in the backend directory and add the following variables:

DATABASE_URL=postgres://username:password@localhost:5432/yourdatabase

SESSION_SECRET=your_session_secret

Initialize the PostgreSQL database and run migrations (ensure you have a migrations setup):

npx sequelize-cli db:migrate

Start the backend server:

npm start

Frontend Setup

The frontend part of this project is integrated with the backend using EJS templates.

Visit http://localhost:3000 in your web browser. Start coloring the map by selecting the countries you have visited. View your family’s aggregated travel map.

This is what you'll end up with