Place Finder

A web platform for discovering and booking accommodations near popular tourist destinations.

Note

On free account on Render, it takes down the instance in every 15 minutes of inactivity so you may face very high initial load time or api delays as mentioned here.

📋 Table of Contents

1. 👋 Introduction
2. 💻 Tech Stack
3. 🐛 Known Issues
4. 🏁 Quick Start

👋 Introduction

A web platform that offers a convenient solution for travelers seeking accommodations near popular tourist destinations. Users can easily discover and book suitable lodging options based on their preferences.

💻 Tech Stack

• React
• MongoDB
• Express.js
• Cloudinary
• jsonwebtoken
• TailwindCSS
• React Hook Form
• Zod
• Redux
• TypeScript
• Render

🐛 Known Issues

• Functionality to delete trip.
• Add pagination to listings.

🏁 Quick Start

Follow these steps to set up the project locally on your machine.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed on your machine:

• Git
• Node.js
• npm (Node Package Manager)

Cloning the Repository

git clone https://github.com/TayyabAsghar/Place-Finder.git
cd place-finder

Installation

Install the project dependencies using single npm command in root folder:

npm run deps

or individually to move to client and server folder and run:

npm i

After that refer to README.md to each folder to setup environment variables and run project locally.

Deployment

• Create an account on Render.
• Create a new project.
• Overwrite the install , build and start commands if necessary.
• Deploy the web.
• Update the environment variables REACT_APP_API_URL , CLIENT_BASE_URL and homepage in client/package.json.
• Redeploy the web with new environment variables.