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Welcome to Readify, a book tracking web application that allows you to manage your book collection effortlessly. With Readify, you can search for books, manually add them, and keep track of your reading list. The application is built using Flask for the backend and React for the frontend, providing a seamless and interactive user experience.
- Search and Add Books: Search for books and add them to your collection.
- Manual Entry: Add books manually by filling in the title, authors, description, and image.
- User Profile: Manage your profile details, including updating your bio, password, and profile image.
- BookList: View your entire book collection and search through it.
- Node.js version 18 (for the frontend)
- Python 3.x (for the backend)
- Flask and React libraries
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Clone the Repository:
git clone https://github.com/Zeezbaba/Readify.git cd Readify -
Install Backend Dependencies:
Navigate to the backend folder and install the Python dependencies.
cd backend python3 -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate pip install -r requirements.txt
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Install Frontend Dependencies:
Navigate to the frontend folder and install the Node.js dependencies.
cd ../frontend npm install
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Run the Backend:
In the backend directory, start the Flask server.
flask run
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Run the Frontend:
In the frontend directory, start the React development server.
npm start
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Access the Application:
Open your browser and navigate to
http://localhost:3000to access the application.
This page allows users to search for books via the OpenLibrary API and add them to their collection. It also includes a manual entry section for adding books by entering the title, author(s), description, and image URL.
The BookList page displays all books added to the user's collection.
