A platform connecting businesses with excess food to shelters and food banks.

1. Install all dependencies:

   npm run install:all

2. Start the development environment:

   npm run dev

This will start both the frontend (React) and backend (Express) servers.

• Frontend: http://localhost:5173
• Backend: http://localhost:3000

• POST /api/donations - Create a new donation
• GET /api/donations - Get all available donations
• POST /api/donations/claim - Claim an existing donation
• GET /api/users/:id/history - Get a user's donation history
• POST /api/ai/impact - Get an impact message for pounds saved

• /frontend - React frontend with TailwindCSS
• /server - Express API server

• Donate excess food items
• Browse available donations
• Claim donations
• View impact metrics and statistics
• User dashboard with history

Copy .env.example to .env in the server directory and configure:

• PORT - Server port (default: 3000)
• GEMINI_API_KEY - (Optional) For better impact messages

• Frontend: React, TailwindCSS, Vite
• Backend: Node.js, Express
• API: RESTful endpoints