WarmHands - Disaster Management System

This is a Disaster Management System developed using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js). This system allows users to report incidents related to natural disasters and notifies users in the affected area after admin verification.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Prerequisites
• Installation
• Environment Variables
• Running the Development Server
• Usage
• Contributing
• License

Features

• Users can report incidents with details and photos.
• Admin verification of reported incidents.
• Email notifications to users in the affected area after admin confirmation.
• Responsive and user-friendly interface built with React.js.

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• MongoDB

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/WarmHands-DMS/warmhands.git
   cd warmhands

2. Install dependencies:

   cd frontend
   npm install
   cd..
   cd backend
   npm install
   cd ..

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following:

MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
EMAIL_SERVICE=your_email_service
EMAIL_USER=your_email_user
EMAIL_PASS=your_email_password

Running the Development Server

Running the Frontend:

npm start

Running the backend server:

npm run dev

Usage

1. Open your browser and go to http://localhost:5173.
2. Register or log in to the system.
3. Report an incident by filling out the incident report form.
4. Admin will verify the report.
5. Verified incidents will trigger email notifications to users in the affected area.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request for any changes.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.