❤️ Love Notes

Welcome to Love Notes, a love-themed web application where you can manage your special moments, create to-do lists, post images, and add reminders for important dates.

🌟 Features

• To-Do List: Create and manage your to-do lists and notes.
• Image Gallery: Post and view images in a shared gallery.
• Calendar: Add special dates and set reminders to never forget an important event.

🎨 Tech Stack

Frontend

• React: Frontend framework for building interactive UI.
• Tailwind CSS: Utility-first CSS framework for styling.

Backend

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime for backend logic.
• Express: Web framework for handling API requests.
• PostgreSQL: Database for storing notes, images, and calendar events.

Tools

• Git & GitHub: Version control and repository hosting.
• Heroku/Netlify/Vercel: For deployment (choose the service you’re using).

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed:

• Node.js (version 14 or higher)
• PostgreSQL (for database)
• npm (comes with Node.js) or yarn for package management

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/love-notes.git
   cd love-notes

2. Install dependencies for the frontend:

   cd frontend
   npm install

3. Install dependencies for the backend:

   cd ../backend
   npm install

4. Set up your environment variables:

   Create a .env file in the backend folder to store your database and server configurations:

   DATABASE_URL=your_postgres_database_url
   PORT=5000
   

5. Set up the PostgreSQL database: Create your PostgreSQL database locally or use a hosted service like Heroku or ElephantSQL. Update the .env file with the connection string.

6. Run the backend server:

   npm start

7. Run the frontend server:

   cd ../frontend
   npm start

The app should now be running on http://localhost:3000 (frontend) and http://localhost:5000 (backend).

📂 Project Structure

love-notes/
├── frontend/
│   ├── public/
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── components/    # React components
│   │   ├── pages/         # Main pages (Notes, Gallery, Calendar)
│   │   └── App.js         # Main React app
├── backend/
│   ├── config/            # Database connection setup
│   ├── controllers/       # API route handlers
│   ├── models/            # Database models (Notes, Images, Events)
│   ├── routes/            # Express routes for API
│   └── server.js          # Main server file
└── README.md              # Project documentation

🛠️ Contribution Guide

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch:

   git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name

3. Commit your changes:

   git commit -m "feat: add your feature"

4. Push to the branch:

   git push origin feature/your-feature-name

5. Create a pull request on GitHub.

For more details, see the Contribution Guide.

🎯 Roadmap

• Add authentication for personalizing user content.
• Implement push notifications for reminders.
• Improve UI/UX with animations and transitions.

🤝 Contributors

• Me: Thanks for contributing to this project!
• My girlfriend: Special thanks to my teammate for helping build this!

📄 License

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