Veggie Ville

Community-driven marketplace for neighbors to buy, sell, and swap homegrown produce.

Local Setup

1. Install dependencies:

   npm install

2. Configure environment: Copy .env.example to .env and update the values.

   cp .env.example .env

3. Database setup: Import schema.sql into your MySQL instance.

   mysql -u root -p < schema.sql

4. Seed data:

   node seed.js

5. Start the server:

   npm start

Testing

Run the full test suite with:

npm test

Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express, MySQL
• Frontend: Vanilla JS, CSS, HTML (SPA)
• Security: JWT (HTTP-only cookies), password hashing (bcryptjs)