Employee Connect Suite

Welcome to the Employee Connect Suite, a comprehensive platform for managing employee connections and enhancing workplace communication.

Getting Started

To get started with the Employee Connect Suite, follow these instructions:

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed on your machine:

• Node.js
• npm (Node Package Manager)

Cloning the Repository

First, clone the repository to your local machine using:

git clone https://github.com/PoisonDarterz/WIF2003_G8.git

Running the Website

To run the Employee Connect Suite website, follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal and navigate to the main directory of the project:

   cd WIF2003_G8

2. Start the project by running the provided batch file. This will open two separate terminals for frontend and backend:

   start startproj.bat

   • The first terminal will open in the main directory for the frontend.
   • The second terminal will open in the backend directory for the backend server.

3. In the frontend terminal, install dependencies and start the frontend server:

   npm install
   npm start

   This runs the app in development mode. Open http://localhost:3000 to view it in your browser.

4. In the backend terminal, install dependencies and start the backend server:

   npm install
   node server.js