📋 MERN Stack Task Manager

📖 Overview

The MERN Stack Task Manager is a fully responsive and feature-rich application designed to simplify task creation, assignment, and tracking for individuals and teams.
It offers an intuitive dashboard, real-time progress tracking, automated status updates, and seamless collaboration tools.
Perfect for both personal productivity and team project management.

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🚀 Features

• 📊 User Dashboard – View assigned tasks, track progress, and access task insights.
• 📝 Task Management – Create, edit, delete tasks with due dates and priorities.
• ⚡ Automated Status Updates – Tasks auto-update status based on checklist progress.
• 🤝 Team Collaboration – Assign tasks to multiple users & monitor completion.
• 📌 Priority Tracking – Categorize tasks by priority and monitor levels.
• 📑 Report Downloads – Export task data for analysis.
• 📎 Attachment Support – Add and access task-related files.
• 📱 Mobile Responsive – Smooth experience on all devices.

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🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend	Backend	Database	Styling	Others
React.js	Node.js	MongoDB	Tailwind CSS	JWT Auth
-	Express.js	-	-	Chart.js

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📂 Folder Structure

MERN-Stack-Task-Manager/
│── backend/           # Express server, MongoDB models, routes, controllers
│── frontend/          # React.js app with Tailwind CSS
│── package.json       # Project dependencies
│── README.md          # Documentation

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/Sushant98K/MERN-Stack-Task-Manager.git
cd MERN-Stack-Task-Manager

2️⃣ Setup Backend

cd backend
npm install

Create a .env file in backend/:

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key
PORT=8000
ADMIN_INVITE_TOKEN=create_admin_invite_code

Run backend server:

npm run dev

3️⃣ Setup Frontend

cd ../frontend
npm install
npm run dev

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📸 Screenshots

Log-in	Dashboard	Task Management

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📡 API Endpoints

Auth Routes

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/api/auth/login	Login user
POST	/api/auth/signup	Register new user
GET	/api/auth/user	Get logged user info

Task Routes

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/api/tasks	Get all tasks
POST	/api/tasks	Create new task
PUT	/api/tasks/:id	Update task
DELETE	/api/tasks/:id	Delete task

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📌 Usage

1. Login or register.
2. Create and assign tasks with priorities and due dates.
3. Monitor progress from the dashboard.
4. Download task reports for analysis.

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🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature-name
3. Commit changes: git commit -m 'Add some feature'
4. Push to branch: git push origin feature-name
5. Create a Pull Request

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License – see the LICENSE file for details.

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👨‍💻 Author

Sushant