SportsMe

SportsMe is a full stack web application connecting users to sports! This app will allow users to effortlessly create and join groups looking for games in a variety of different sports, providing an easy way for users to find other people to play sports with and line up their schedules.

Features

• Users are able to create and join different groups
• Groups are able to be customized based on the sport, location, and number of people
• Filter posts based on requirements set by user
• Users who create posts can add additional comments if desired
• Add friends (users that you frequently play with), accept friend requests, and remove friends
• Automatically sends notifications regarding friend requests to users via email

Technologies

• JavaScript
• Node.js
• React.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB

Setup

In order to run a local instance of SportsMe, first clone or download a copy of this repository. Then, follow the instructions below!

.env File

In the backend folder, create a .env file with the following contents:
PORT=4000
MONGO_URI=mongodb+srv://sjsavioj
@cluster0.xbdaslo.mongodb.net/?retryWrites=true&w=majority&appName=Cluster0
SECRET=sportsme
GMAIL=sportsme.emailmanager@gmail.com
GMAILPASS=ehud eoxx klip fvne
mongo_password=fPP3thotpp52kP4Z
mongo_user=sjsavioj

Dependencies

This will download a set of node_modules for both the backend and frontend servers.

Main Backend Dependencies:

• Express.js: The web server library that powers the backend.
• Mongoose: An object-document mapping (ODM) library for MongoDB.

Main Frontend Dependencies:

• React.js: The library for building user interfaces.
• react-router-dom: Enables navigation and routing in the application, simulating paths for different pages.

Instructions

Setup

To setup the dependencies for the frontend application, run:

cd backend
npm install
cd ../frontend
npm install

Running

To start the application:

cd backend
npm run dev

To start the application:

cd frontend
npm start

The frontend will be available on http://localhost:3000, which should appear in your browser automatically.

Authors

The app SportsMe was created by Savio Joseph, Arnav Kushwah, Sriram Rajagopal, Sailesh Gunaseelan, and Pranav Akella as a project for CS35L.