EV Charging Finder

Single-repo app with:

• React frontend
• Express + Socket.IO backend (server.js)
• MongoDB via MONGODB_URI

Environment

Create .env in project root with:

MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
PORT=5000

Optional frontend API override for split deployments:

REACT_APP_API_URL=http://localhost:5000

If REACT_APP_API_URL is not set, frontend calls same host (recommended for production).

Run In Development

npm install
npm run dev

This runs backend and frontend together.

Build + Host Together (Production)

npm install
npm run build
npm start

npm start runs server.js, and the server also serves the React build folder, so frontend + backend are hosted together from one process.

Useful Scripts

• npm run dev -> backend + frontend together for development
• npm run server -> backend only
• npm run start:client -> frontend dev server only
• npm run build -> production frontend build
• npm start -> production server (serves API + static build)