Employee Management System

A full-stack Employee Management System built with modern web technologies.

🚀 Tech Stack

Frontend

• React - UI library for building user interfaces
• Vite - Fast build tool and dev server
• Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework
• ESLint - Code linting and quality

Backend

• Node.js - JavaScript runtime environment
• Express - Web application framework
• Prisma - Modern ORM for database management
• PostgreSQL - Relational database (Neon)
• JWT - Authentication and authorization
• bcryptjs - Password hashing
• Multer - File upload handling

📁 Project Structure

EmployeeManagementSystem/
├── frontend/          # React frontend application
│   ├── src/          # Source files
│   ├── public/       # Static assets
│   └── package.json  # Frontend dependencies
└── backend/          # Backend application

🛠️ Installation & Setup

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• npm or yarn
• PostgreSQL database (or use a cloud provider like Neon)

Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to the frontend directory:

cd frontend

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Start the development server:

npm run dev

4. Build for production:

npm run build

Backend Setup

1. Navigate to the backend directory:

cd backend

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

   • Create a .env file in the backend directory
   • Add the following variables:

     DATABASE_URL="your_postgresql_connection_string"
     JWT_SECRET="your_secret_key"
     PORT=3000
     

4. Set up the database:

npx prisma generate
npx prisma migrate dev

5. (Optional) Seed the database:

node userSeed.js

6. Start the development server:

npm start

The backend server will run on port 3000 by default.

📝 Features

• Employee data management
• Modern and responsive UI
• Fast development experience with Vite
• Styled with Tailwind CSS

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📄 License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.

👤 Author

Govind Mehta

• GitHub: @govindmehta

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