NASA Project

Features

• Express.js Backend: The server-side logic is implemented using Express.js, following the MVC (Model-View-Controller) architecture for a well-organized and maintainable codebase.
• React Frontend: The user interface is built with React, offering a dynamic and responsive user experience with reusable components and efficient state management.
• Dockerization: The project includes a Dockerfile for containerization, allowing for easy deployment and scalability in diverse environments.
• CI/CD with GitHub Actions: Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines are set up using GitHub Actions, ensuring automated testing and seamless deployment workflows.
• MongoDB Database: MongoDB, a NoSQL database, is utilized for efficient and flexible data storage, enabling rapid development and scalability for data-intensive applications.
• NASA API Integration: Real-time data on planets is accessed through the NASA API, providing valuable information and enriching the application's functionality.
• Logging with Morgan: The application utilizes the Morgan middleware to generate detailed logs, facilitating monitoring, debugging, and performance optimization.

Project Structure

• The server-side code is stored in the server folder, implementing the backend logic with Express.js and interacting with the MongoDB database.
• The client-side code is located in the client folder, containing the React components and frontend assets for the user interface.
• Dockerfile: The Dockerfile in the project root enables containerization of the application for easy deployment and management.

Getting Started

To run the project locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository to your local machine.
2. Navigate to the server folder and install backend dependencies with npm install.
3. Set up the MongoDB database and configure connection details in the server environment variables.
4. Navigate to the client folder and install frontend dependencies with npm install.
5. Launch the backend server by running npm start in the server folder (this can be run on docker engine locally too).
6. Launch the frontend client by running npm start in the client folder.
7. Access the application in your web browser at the specified port.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.