A full-stack appointment booking application for salons, featuring user, staff, and admin interfaces, appointment management, reminders, and secure authentication.

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• Node.js (v18+ recommended)
• npm (v9+ recommended)
• MySQL (local or cloud, e.g. Aiven)
• Gmail account (for sending emails via Nodemailer)

Create a .env file in the /server directory with the following variables:

API_URL=/api/v1

JWT_SECRET_KEY=your_jwt_secret_key

CASHFREE_CLIENT_ID=your_client_id
CASHFREE_CLIENT_SECRET=your_client_secret

NODE_MAILER_SERVICE=gmail
NODE_MAILER_USER=your_gmail_address
NODE_MAILER_PASSWORD=your_gmail_app_password

ALGORITHM=aes-256-cbc
ENCRYPTION_KEY=your_encryption_key

DB__URI=mysql://user:password@host:port/dbname?ssl-mode=REQUIRED

Note:

• Replace values with your actual credentials.
• For Gmail, use an 2FA is enabled.

cd server
npm install

cd client
npm install

npm start

npm run dev

• User, staff, and admin authentication
• Appointment booking, rescheduling, and cancellation
• Automated email reminders for upcoming appointments
• Staff and service management
• Secure password encryption and JWT authentication

• Ensure your .env file is correctly configured.
• Make sure your MySQL server is running and accessible.
• For email issues, verify your Gmail credentials and app password.