• you need docker installed and node.js 18xx.
• in case you going to run docker-compose up --build to build the project.

Explain how to set up the local development environment.

1. Navigate to the backend directory.
2. Run npm install to install dependencies.
3. Set environment variables in a .env file based on the provided example. 4, for jwt secret key I used openssl rand -base64 32 to generate the key.

1. Navigate to the frontend directory.
2. Run npm install to install dependencies.

1. Ensure Docker is installed and running.
2. From the project root, run docker-compose up --build.

• Run npm start inside the backend directory.

• Run npm start inside the frontend directory.

List the main API endpoints if your backend exposes an API.

Detail the environment variables needed for the project.

• NODE_ENV: Environment mode (e.g., development, production).
• PORT: Server port (default: 5003).
• JWT_SECRET: Secret key for JWT.
• MONGO_DB: MongoDB URI.
• REACT_APP_API_URL: URL for the React app to connect to the API.