RealNotes is a real-time note-taking application that enables users to create, edit, and share notes seamlessly.

✨ Features

• 📝 Real-time note writing and editing
• 🔐 User authentication with Firebase Auth
• 🌐 Cross-platform compatibility

🎥 Demo

🛠️ Technologies

• Frontend: React (TypeScript)
• Backend: Express.js (TypeScript)
• Database: Firebase Realtime Database
• Authentication: Firebase Auth
• Hosting: Vercel, Keyob

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v20.14.0)
• npm or yarn

Installation

🛠️ Local development

Clone the Repository

To get started with realnotes, clone the repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/ajaysehwal/realnotes.git
cd realnotes

Run realnotes Locally

 yarn install or npm run install
 yarn dev or npm run dev

Now we will add the environment variables in the frontend/ and backend/

Setup firebase console Steps

• Log in to the Firebase Console
• Create a new project and set up Realtime Database and Authentication
• Generate a Firebase Admin SDK JSON file from the Service Accounts section in Project Settings
• Place the generated JSON file in the backend folder root, named firebase.json

Setup Environment Variables

Backend

PORT=7000
NODE_ENV= production | development
FIREBASE_API_KEY= firebase web api key
JWT_SECRET= random key
FIREBASE_DATABASE_URL= firebase realtime database url
FRONTEND_URL= frontend url
ENCRYPT_KEY_SECRET= random pharas

Frontend

VITE_SERVER_URL= backend url
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