README.md

Currency Converter Application

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Technologies Used

• React.js for the frontend
• Node.js and Express.js for the backend API
• MongoDB Atlas for database storage
• ExchangeRate-API for currency conversion rates
• Material UI for styling

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Project Structure

currency-converter/
│
├── frontend/       (React.js frontend)
│   ├── public/
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── components/
│   │   ├── App.js
│   │   └── ...
│   ├── package.json
│   └── ...
|   └── .env
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├── backend/        (Node.js/Express.js backend)
│   ├── controllers/
│   ├── models/
│   ├── routes/
│   ├── app.js
│   ├── package.json
│   └── ...
|   └── .env
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└── README.md

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Step-by-Step Run Instructions

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/pasanchamikara99/Fund-transfer.git
cd Fund-transfer

Setup Backend:

cd backEnd
npm install

Configure Environment Variables:

MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_atlas_uri

Run Backend

npm run dev

Setup Frontend

Open a new terminal window/tab.

 cd ../frontEnd
 npm install

Configure Environment Variables

 VITE_APP_API_URL=https://v6.exchangerateapi.com/v6/62fc183431e2f440839449bc/latest/

Run Frontend

 npm run dev