EduAid Portal

A Government of India Initiative Simulator designed to help students discover and apply for scholarships, access benefits, and manage their documents seamlessly.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed on your local machine:

• Node.js (Version 16 or higher recommended)
• Git (Optional: only needed if cloning the repository)

How to Download

If the code is hosted on a Git repository, you can clone it using your terminal:

git clone <repository_url>
cd Miniproject-main

If you downloaded a ZIP file instead, extract it and navigate into the root project folder in your terminal.

Setup & Running the Application

This project is split into two separate servers: the backend API and the frontend React application. You will need to run both concurrently in two separate terminal windows.

1. Start the Backend Server

Open a new terminal window, navigate into the project directory, and run the following commands:

# Navigate to the backend directory
cd backend

# Install the necessary dependencies
npm install

# Start the server
npm start

The backend should successfully start and run on http://localhost:5000.

2. Start the Frontend Application

Open a second terminal window, navigate into the project directory, and run the following commands:

# Navigate to the frontend directory
cd frontend

# Install the necessary dependencies
npm install

# Start the React application
npm start

The frontend development server will launch and automatically open your default browser at http://localhost:3000.

Troubleshooting

• Port already in use: If either port 5000 or 3000 is already in use by another application on your PC, you can either stop that application or modify the ports in the respective package.json / .env files.
• Dependency Errors: Try deleting the node_modules folder in both directories and re-running npm install.