MERN Project Initializer

This script is a Node.js application designed to automate the setup of a basic MERN (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js) stack project. It creates a directory structure, initializes a React frontend, and sets up an Express backend with necessary dependencies.

Usage

Prerequisites

• Node.js installed on your system

Steps to Run

1. Save the provided script as main.js in your project directory.

2. Navigate to the directory where you saved the main.js script using the terminal or command prompt.

3. Run the script using Node.js:

   node main.js

Project Structure

• The script sets up a React frontend in a client directory using Vite as a bundler and creates directories for components and pages.
• An Express backend is initialized in a server directory, including necessary folders for routes, controllers, and models and mongoose package for MongoDB.
• Frontend and backend packages are installed automatically using npm.
• Unnecessary boilerplate code in the React frontend (App.jsx, index.css, App.css) are cleared to provide a clean starting point.

Important Note

This script will automatically delete itself (main.js) after setting up the project.

Caution:

Make sure to run this script only in the directory where you want to create your MERN project as it will delete itself after execution.