Backend Playground

Backend Playground is an interactive learning platform for backend development. It combines labs, exercises, and a code playground for beginners to practice backend concepts in a real Node.js environment, directly from the browser.

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or higher)
• pnpm (recommended) or npm

Start All Services (Recommended)

# Install all dependencies
pnpm install

# Start both client and server simultaneously
pnpm run dev

This will start:

• Client at http://localhost:4200
• Server at http://localhost:4000

Start Services Separately

Start the Backend Server only

cd server
pnpm install
pnpm run dev

The server will be available at http://localhost:4000

Start the Frontend Client only

cd client
pnpm install
pnpm run dev

The client will be available at http://localhost:4200

Development

Building for Production

Build both client and server:

pnpm run build

Build individually:

# Frontend
cd client
pnpm run build

# Backend
cd server
pnpm run build
pnpm start

Running Tests

Run all tests:

pnpm run test

Run tests individually:

# Backend tests
cd server
pnpm test

# Frontend linting
cd client
pnpm run lint

Project Structure

• client/ - React frontend application
• server/ - Express.js backend API server

Each application can be deployed independently to different platforms.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Test both client and server
5. Submit a pull request again the dev branch

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.