Weather App

Welcome to the Weather App, a simple web application for checking the weather forecast of different locations.

Table of Contents

• Prerequisites
• Installation
• Running the Backend
• Running the Frontend
• API Key Setup
• Adding Locations

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed before setting up the project:

• Node.js
• MongoDB

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/weather-app.git
   cd weather-app
   

2. Navigate to the backend and frontend directories separately:

   cd backend_server/
   
   cd frontend_app/
   

3. Install the required npm packages:

   npm install
   

API Key Setup

To obtain a Weather API key, visit WeatherAPI and follow the instructions to create an account.

Running the Backend

1. Navigate to the backend folder:

   cd backend_server/
   

2. Generate your Weather API key from the link provided in the above section.

3. Create a .env file in the root of the backend folder with the following content:

   WEATHER_API_KEY=your-weather-api-key
   MONGODB_URI=your-mongodb-uri
   PORT=your-port
   

4. Start the backend server:

   nodemon
   

Running the Frontend

1. Ensure that the backend server is up and running.

2. Navigate to the frontend folder:

   cd frontend_app/
   

3. Start the frontend application:

   npm run dev
   

4. Open your browser and go to the URL provided in the terminal.

Adding Locations

1. Ensure that the backend server is running.

2. Use API tools like Postman to add locations. Send a POST request to http://localhost:{your-port}/api/locations with the location details in the request body.

   Example JSON payload:

   {
       "name": "CityName",
       "latitude": 123.456,
       "longitude": 789.012
   }