CookOnWeb

A full-stack cooking application with recipe management, meal planning, AI recommendations, and collaborative cooking features.

Features

• User authentication and profiles
• Recipe creation and management
• Meal planning
• AI-powered recipe recommendations
• Collaborative cooking sessions
• Nutrition analytics
• Voice assistant
• Barcode scanner for ingredients
• Collections for organizing recipes
• Multi-language support (English and Hindi)

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React.js, Sass, i18next for internationalization
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB with Mongoose
• AI: DeepSeek API integration
• Authentication: JWT
• Deployment: Ready for static hosting (frontend) and server hosting (backend)

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• MongoDB (local or cloud instance)
• npm or yarn

Backend Setup

1. Navigate to the backend directory:

   cd backend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file in the backend directory with the following variables:

   PORT=5000
   MONGODB_URI=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/cookonweb
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_here
   FRONTEND_ORIGIN=http://localhost:3000
   DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=your_deepseek_api_key
   

4. Start the backend server:

   npm start

Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to the root directory:

   cd ..

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the frontend development server:

   npm start

The app will be available at http://localhost:3000.

4. To run frontend and backend together from the project root:

   npm run dev

Building for Production

Frontend Build

npm run build

This creates a build folder with the production-ready files.

Backend Production

Set NODE_ENV=production in your environment variables.

Deployment

Frontend Deployment

The built frontend can be deployed to any static hosting service like:

• Vercel
• Netlify
• GitHub Pages
• AWS S3 + CloudFront

Backend Deployment

Deploy the backend to a server or cloud platform like:

• Heroku
• DigitalOcean
• AWS EC2
• Railway

Make sure to set the FRONTEND_ORIGIN environment variable to your frontend's URL in production.

Database

Use MongoDB Atlas for cloud database or set up MongoDB on your server.

API Endpoints

• /api/auth - Authentication
• /api/recipes - Recipe management
• /api/meal-plans - Meal planning
• /api/chatbot - AI chatbot
• /api/collections - Recipe collections
• /api/nutrition - Nutrition analytics
• /api/collaboration - Collaborative cooking

Testing

Run backend tests:

cd backend
npm test

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Run tests
5. Submit a pull request

License

ISC