🌐 Live link to HelpSync 🌐

📜 Project Overview :

• Project Concept : This server-side component supports the volunteer needs website, connecting volunteers with organizations requiring assistance.
• Problem Solved : Management of volunteers and protection of information as required.

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🌟 Features

User Authentication and Authorization :

• Secure login and role-based access control for administrators and employees.

Opportunity Management :

• CRUD operations for managing volunteer opportunities, applications, and matches.

Advanced Search and Filtering :

• You can search based on category and view information in card or table format.

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🛠 Technology Used :

JWT, **MongoDB

How to Clone and Run the Project Locally :

1. Clone the repository:
   • First, you need to clone the client and server side. Open your terminal and type:

     git clone https://github.com/YOUR-USERNAME/YOUR-REPOSITORY

2. Open files in VS Code:
   • After opening the server-side files in VS Code, install npm dependencies both file:

     npm install

3. Environment setup:
   • In your server side configure environment variables by creating a .env file in the root directory. Add the following variables:

     PORT=3000
     MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/art_and_craft_db
     JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key_here
     

     Replace your_jwt_secret_key_here with your actual keys.
4. Access the server :
   • run code is nodemon index.js or npm run dev and also check which file are you now.
   • Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to view the application locally.