# 📝 NotesManager

A full-stack **Notes Management Application** built with **Node.js (Express)** for the backend and **React.js** for the frontend.  
This app allows users to create, manage, and organize their notes efficiently with authentication and protected routes.

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## 🚀 Features
- User Authentication (Sign Up / Login / Logout)
- Protected Routes (Only accessible when logged in)
- Create, Read, Update, Delete (CRUD) Notes
- Organized folder structure for scalability
- Responsive frontend built with React
- Secure backend with Express and middleware

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## 🏗️ Project Structure

NOTESMANAGER
│
├── BackEnd/
│   ├── config/
│   ├── middleware/
│   ├── models/
│   ├── node_modules/
│   ├── routes/
│   ├── .env
│   ├── .gitignore
│   ├── app.js
│   ├── package-lock.json
│   └── package.json
│
├── FrontEnd/
│   ├── dist/
│   ├── node_modules/
│   ├── public/
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── assets/
│   │   └── components/
│   │       ├── Login_SingUp.css
│   │       ├── Login.css
│   │       ├── Login.jsx
│   │       ├── Notes.css
│   │       ├── Notes.jsx
│   │       ├── NotFound.css
│   │       ├── NotFound.jsx
│   │       ├── ProtectedRoute.jsx
│   │       └── ...
│   ├── package.json
│   └── ...
│
└── README.md

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## ⚙️ Tech Stack
### Backend
- Node.js
- Express.js
- MongoDB (via Mongoose)
- JWT Authentication
- Middleware for protection

### Frontend
- React.js
- React Router DOM
- CSS for styling

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## 📦 Installation & Setup

### 1️⃣ Clone the repository
```bash
git clone https://github.com/your-username/NotesManager.git
cd NotesManager

2️⃣ Backend Setup

cd BackEnd
npm install

Create a .env file inside BackEnd/:

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key

Run backend server:

npm start

3️⃣ Frontend Setup

cd FrontEnd
npm install

Run frontend React app:

npm run dev

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🚦 Running the App

• Backend → http://localhost:3000
• Frontend → http://localhost:5173

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📸 Screenshots

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit PRs.

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