📒 NoteBook

🧱 A Full-Stack Note-Taking Application Built with the MERN Stack
Take notes, edit them, delete them — all from a clean and responsive UI. Perfect for learning full-stack development from backend APIs to frontend components.

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✨ Features

• ✅ Create, Update, and Delete Notes — with a title and description
• ✅ REST API — Fully functional and beginner-friendly
• ✅ Rate Limiting — Using Upstash Redis for enhanced API security
• ✅ Responsive UI — Works on mobile, tablet, and desktop
• ✅ MERN Stack — MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js
• ✅ Educational Focus — HTTP methods, status codes, SQL vs NoSQL explained
• ✅ Deployment Guide — Easily host your own version

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🧰 Tech Stack

Layer	Tech
Frontend	React, Tailwind CSS
Backend	Node.js, Express.js
Database	MongoDB (NoSQL)
Caching & Rate Limiting	Upstash Redis
Hosting	Render, Vercel, or Netlify (Frontend)

🚀 Getting Started

Backend Setup

1. Clone the repository and navigate to the backend folder:

   cd backend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a bash.env file with your MongoDB connection string and Redis URL:

   MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL="your_upstash_redis_url"
   UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN="your_upstash_redis_rest_token"
   PORT=5000

4. Start the backend server:

   npm start

Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to the frontend folder:

   cd frontend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the React development server:

   npm run dev