Inventory App (Auth scaffold)

This project contains a React (Vite + Tailwind) frontend and an Express backend for authentication (signup, login, password reset). It is the foundation for a small business inventory tracker.

Getting Started

Requirements:

• Node.js 18+

1) Install dependencies

npm run install-all

Alternatively, install each app:

cd server && npm i
cd ../client && npm i

2) Configure environment

Create server/.env (optional but recommended):

PORT=5000
JWT_SECRET=change_me_to_a_long_random_string

3) Run in development

npm run dev

This starts:

• Backend at http://localhost:5000
• Frontend at http://localhost:5173 (proxying /api to the backend)

Auth API

• POST /api/auth/signup { companyName, email, password }
• POST /api/auth/login { email, password }
• POST /api/auth/request-password-reset { email }
• POST /api/auth/reset-password { email, token, newPassword }

Notes:

• Password reset emails are sent automatically. In development, emails are logged to console. For production, configure email credentials (see server/EMAIL_SETUP.md).
• SQLite database file is created at server/data/auth.db.

Frontend routes

• /login – Sign in
• /signup – Create account
• /request-reset – Request password reset token
• /reset-password – Submit token and new password