Date Ideas

Date Ideas is a web application designed to help you create, organise, and select random date ideas. The application includes features such as date location autocomplete using Google Maps API, and real-time updates using SignalR.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Technologies
• Prerequisites
• Installation
• Running the Application
• Environment Variables
• License

Features

• Location autocomplete using Google Maps API
• Real-time updates using SignalR
• Add, edit, and delete date ideas
• Filter date ideas by tags

TODO

• Build authentication and user account management
• Add 'description' field to date idea

Technologies

• Frontend: React, Tailwind CSS, Vite
• Backend: ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework Core, SignalR
• Database: SQLite
• Containerization: Docker, Docker Compose

Prerequisites

• Docker and Docker Compose installed on your machine
• Google Maps API key

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/date-ideas.git
   cd date-ideas

2. Create a .env file in the root directory and add your Google Maps API key:

   GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=your-google-maps-api-key
   

3. Build and start the application using Docker Compose:

   docker-compose up --build

Running the Application

Once the application is running, you can access it at http://localhost:3000

Environment Variables

• GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY: Your Google Maps API key
• FRONTEND_URL: The URL of the frontend application (default: http://frontend:3000)

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.