Fix critical local development issues and repository hygiene #314
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🚨 CRITICAL: Fix Blocking Development Issues + Repository Cleanup
🔥 Critical Issues Resolved
This PR fixes CRITICAL BLOCKING ISSUES that made local development completely impossible:
1. 💥 Server Crash Issue - Invalid Password Salt
.env
causing server startup crashesAVORED_PASSWORD_SALT=pvumfkuyowpvqnk7j2n23g99ilnxw0znziw6vo6dp9me967j
(invalid format)AVORED_PASSWORD_SALT=Li0wLGHKpT0kt6p6WC/AIPu59AiM0IF8PdeNGlB1K0A=
(proper base64)2. 🚫 CORS Configuration Blocking Frontend Communication
3. ⚙️ Missing Critical Environment Configuration
PORT=50051
and misconfigured environment variables4. 🧹 Repository Pollution Crisis (32,845 lines removed)
📊 Change Summary
🎯 Additional Improvements
Code Quality & Formatting (1,003+ lines improved)
cargo fmt
Enhanced .gitignore Configuration (234 lines added)
✅ Comprehensive root .gitignore with organized sections:
target/
,Cargo.lock
)node_modules/
, lock files)build/
,dist/
).vscode/
,.idea/
, etc.).DS_Store
,Thumbs.db
).env.*
)✅ Enhanced React .gitignore files for both admin and frontend
✅ Prevents future repository pollution
Build System Improvements
🔧 Technical Details
Critical Environment Fixes
Conflict Resolution
Repository Hygiene
🚀 Impact & Benefits
Before This PR:
After This PR:
🧪 Testing & Validation
cargo check
passes)📋 Critical Issues Checklist
🎉 Bottom Line
This PR transforms the project from a completely broken state to a professional, functional development environment:
Without this PR, new developers cannot set up local development. With this PR, the project is ready for professional collaboration.