For starting project through the repository, open two terminals. Navigate to /backend in one and /frontend for the other. Backend runs with: "npm run dev". Frontend runs with "npm start". Communication between the two is properly set up between the two and the website will operate properly.
Be sure to have an up to date .env. Keys/Secrets used within this project include those related to Google Client, MongoDB, Cloudinary, and React URLs (for local hosting/development).