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AppointNext: Appointment Management App for Doctors

AppointNext is a comprehensive appointment management application designed specifically for doctors to streamline their appointment scheduling and patient management. This application focuses on improving lifestyle by reducing the hassle of managing appointments manually.

Features

• Easy appointment scheduling and management
• Patient record keeping
• Notifications and reminders for upcoming appointments
• User-friendly interface for both doctors and patients

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, Vite
• Backend: Django
• Database: SQLite

Getting Started

Follow these instructions to set up and run the project locally.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed on your machine:

• Node.js
• npm
• Python
• pip
• Git

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Latish705/Appoint-next.git

Running the Client (Frontend)

Navigate to the client directory and install the dependencies:

cd client
npm install

Start the development server:

npm run dev

The frontend should now be running on http://localhost:3000.

Running the Server (Backend)

Navigate to the server directory and set up the backend:

If you are in the root folder where you cloned the repository:

cd server

If you are in the client directory:

cd ..
cd server

Setting Up the Python Environment

Create a virtual environment and activate it:

python -m venv env
source env/bin/activate  # On Windows use `env\Scripts\activate`

Installing Dependencies

Install the required Python packages:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Database Setup

Since we're using SQLite, there's no need for additional database setup. Just apply the migrations:

python manage.py migrate

Create a superuser to access the Django admin:

python manage.py createsuperuser

Running the Server

Start the Django development server:

python manage.py runserver

The backend should now be running on http://localhost:8000.

Directory Structure

AppointNext/
├── client/                 # Frontend code
│   ├── src/                # Source files
│   ├── public/             # Public assets
│   ├── package.json        # NPM dependencies
│   └── ...                 # Other frontend files
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├── server/                 # Backend code
│   ├── manage.py           # Django management script
│   ├── server/             # Django project files
│   ├── app/                # Django app files
│   ├── env/                # Virtual environment
│   ├── requirements.txt    # Python dependencies
│   └── ...                 # Other backend files
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└── README.md               # This README file

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please follow these steps to contribute:

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

License

This project is licensed under the GPL License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contact

If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to reach out:

• Author: Latish Adwani
• Email: latishadwani705@gmail.com

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By following the instructions in this README, you should be able to set up and run the AppointNext project locally, and contribute to its development. Thank you for using AppointNext!