Meditrack - Full Stack Medicine Tracking Application

Meditrack is a comprehensive healthcare tracking ecosystem built with the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node) and React Native for mobile.

Prerequisites

Ensure the following are installed and running smoothly:

• Node.js (v16+ recommended)
• MongoDB (Local instance running via MongoDB Compass or Cloud URI)
• Redis Server (Usually running on port 6379 natively. Required for Password OTP logic.)

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1. Running the Backend Server (Express/Node)

The backend acts as the core REST API that serves both web and mobile variations.

1. Open a new terminal.
2. Navigate into the backend directory:

   cd meditrack-backend

3. Create a .env file containing fundamental environment variables:

   NODE_ENV=development
   PORT=5000
   MONGO_URI=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/meditrack
   JWT_SECRET=your_super_secret_jwt_key
   EMAIL_USER=your_email@gmail.com
   EMAIL_PASS=your_email_app_password

4. Install exactly dependencies using NPM:

   npm install

5. Boot up the server:

   npm run dev
   # Or "node server.js"

You should observe console logs confirming Database Connection, Redis connectivity, and the Cron reminder job initializing!

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2. Running the Web Frontend (React/Vite)

The dashboard interfaces cleanly with the running backend.

1. Open a second isolated terminal window.
2. Navigate precisely into the frontend workspace:

   cd meditrack-frontend

3. Initialize the NPM packages initially:

   npm install

4. Start the Vite development hot-reload server:

   npm run dev

(Note: I noticed your frontend development server is currently already running! You can view it live in your browser at http://localhost:5173)

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3. Running the Mobile Application (React Native Expo)

If you wish to view and run the mobile ecosystem scaffold:

1. Open a third isolated terminal map.
2. Target the newly created mobile folder:

   cd meditrack-mobile

3. Guarantee its specific expo dependencies are structured safely:

   npm install

4. Instantiate the Metro Bundler logic mapping native devices:

   npx expo start
   # Or simply: npm start

You can download the Expo Go application on your iOS/Android phone. Simply scan the QR code that generates identically in your command-line terminal to load the application directly to your actual device, or press a/i to launch an Android/iOS emulator!