Cotec Escape Room

This project is an escape room web app with a Node.js + Express backend and a MongoDB database for storing results.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher recommended)
• npm (comes with Node.js)
• MongoDB instance (local or remote)

Setup

1. Clone the repository

git clone <your-repo-url>
cd cotec_escape_room

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Configure environment variables

• Copy template.env to .env:

cp template.env .env

• Edit .env.

1. Start the server

node server.js

The server will start on http://localhost:3000 by default.

Usage

• Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.
• The app will prompt for your email if not already stored.
• Play the escape rooms and submit codes to unlock rooms.
• Results are stored in MongoDB when a room is completed.

Project Structure

• server.js — Express backend and API
• index.html, escape_*.html — Frontend pages
• script.js — Frontend logic
• styles.css — Styles
• .env — Environment variables (not committed)

License

See LICENSE.md