Project Setup Guide

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v20 or higher)
• npm
• Database URL from NeonDB

Step-by-Step Setup

1. Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-repo.git

2. Backend Configuration

# Navigate to backend
cd backend 

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Configure environment
cp .env.example .env

3. Database Setup

1. Visit NeonDB Console
2. Create new project
3. Copy connection string
4. Update .env:

DATABASE_URL="your-neondb-connection-string"

4. Initialize Database

# Run migrations
npx prisma migrate dev

5. Start Server

npm run dev

Server runs at http://localhost:3000

Troubleshooting

• Ensure NeonDB connection string is correctly formatted
• Check if all migrations are applied
• Verify Node.js version compatibility(node -v) must be 22