Financial Sustainability App

Overview

This fintech application was designed and developed with the primary goal of promoting financial sustainability and consciousness among university students. It offers a range of features, including budget and expense tracking, saving goals, expense history, and utility bill payments.

Features

• Budget and Expense Tracking: Users can create and track their budgets, as well as log and monitor their expenses.

• Saving Goals: The application allows users to set saving goals, helping them plan and achieve financial objectives.

• Expense History: Users can view a detailed history of their expenses, providing insights into spending patterns over time.

• Utility Bill Payments: The app facilitates the payment of utility bills, enhancing financial convenience for users.

Authentication

The project features robust user authentication facilitated by Passport.js, a middleware for Node.js. Leveraging Passport.js, the application employs industry-standard authentication strategies, ensuring a secure and streamlined registration and login process.

Technology Stack

• Frontend: React, Redux
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB (with Mongoose for data modeling)
• Authentication: Passport.js
• Payment Integration: Paystack API

Server Architecture

The application utilizes two servers:

1. User Authorization and Authentication Server: Responsible for managing user registration, login, and authentication processes.
2. Data Server: Manages and stores user data, including expense history and saving goals.

Database

Information from the expense history, as well as user info from registration, is saved in the MongoDB database using Mongoose.

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/financial-sustainability-app.git

2. cd backend

3. nodemon both server.js and server2.js

4. ready to use