AI-powered web app that delivers personalized affirmations based on your current mood. Built with React on the frontend and Node.js (Express) on the backend, it uses the OpenAI API to generate calming, poetic, and emotionally resonant affirmations in real time.

🚀 Quick Start

Live demo - https://neha9029.github.io/affirmation-generator/

🖥️ 1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/affirmation-generator.git
cd affirmation-generator

⚙️ 2. Backend Setup (Node.js + Express)

cd server npm install

Create a .env file inside the server/ directory:

OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx PORT=3001

Then run npm start Your backend server will run on: http://localhost:3001

🎨 3. Frontend Setup (React)

Open a new terminal tab or window:

cd client npm install

Create a .env file inside the client/ directory: REACT_APP_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:3001

Then start the React app: npm start

Visit the app in your browser at: http://localhost:3000

🛠 Technologies Used

Frontend - React (CRA) Axios CSS Flexbox Conditional rendering (loading, affirmation)

Backend - Node.js Express.js OpenAI GPT-3.5 dotenv CORS Axios