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React Node Web Scraper

Overview

This project is a web scraper that consists of a client and a server. The client is a React app bootstrapped with vite and the server uses Express.js, Axios, Cheerio, and Puppeteer for web scraping.

Project Structure

The project has two main folders:

  • client: This is where the front-end code resides.
  • server: This contains the back-end code for the web scraper.

Technologies Used

  • Frontend: React, Vite
  • Backend: Node.js, Express, Axios, Cheerio, Puppeteer

Getting Started

Prerequisites

  • Node.js (v14 or later)
  • npm or yarn

Installation

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/yourusername/react-node-web-scraper.git
cd react-node-web-scraper

  2. Install dependencies for both server and client applications using:

    npm install
# or
yarn

Running the Application

Server

Available Scripts

In the server directory, you can run:

npm start

Runs the server in development mode with nodemon. Open http://localhost:8000 to view the response from / endpoint in the browser or any other api client.

Client

Available Scripts:

In the client directory, you can run:

npm run dev
# or
yarn dev

Runs the app in development mode. Open http://localhost:5173 to view it in the browser.

npm run build
# or
yarn build

Builds the app for production to the dist folder.

npm run preview
# or
yarn preview

Preview the production build locally.