FairFund

FairFund is a collaborative budgeting and expense management platform designed for roommates, community groups, nonprofits, and co-ops to transparently track shared expenses and manage group finances.

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Features

TBD

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Tech Stack

Layer	Tech
Frontend	React.js, React Native (mobile support)
Backend	Node.js, Express.js
Database	MongoDB (via Mongoose)
Auth	Google OAuth 2.0, JWT
Hosting	AWS (EC2 / S3)
DevOps	Azure DevOps (CI/CD)

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Project Structure

fairfund-backend/ ├── config/ # DB connection setup ├── controllers/ # Route logic ├── middleware/ # Auth middleware ├── models/ # Mongoose schemas ├── routes/ # API routes ├── swagger.js # Swagger/OpenAPI docs setup ├── server.js # Express server

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Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root:

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your_google_oauth_client_id

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Install Dependencies

npm install

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Run unit tests

npm test

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Run the backend

npm run dev

Check out the Swagger

http://localhost:5000/swagger

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