install required node_modules

npm install

run the frontend(react) for development

npm run dev-react

run the backend(express) for development

npm run dev-express

Note: nodemon is required to run the dev-react script

to install: npm i -g nodemon

to build and deploy

npm run build
npm run start

Note: A MongoDb connection string is required for the variable ATLAS_URI in express/.env file to run the express server.