richforest0506 / MERN-SimpleApp

I would make a MERN stack app

mern-app

learnt react, thought I would make a MERN stack app

How to run

You will need the following - node js v14 or higher - A mongo database

1. Clone the repository
2. Change directories to the frontend directory and install dependencies do the same for the api folder
3. Change the connection URL in the index.js file inside of api/src
4. Make sure you're inside of the frontend directory and run yarn start, this will start the react app which will then be available at http://localhost:3000
5. Go inside of the api directory and run node src/index, this will start the API
6. You may now navigate to the react app and enjoy!