mackun-ui/EnergyFlow

A Community Renewable Energy Management System for Rural Ghana # EnergyFlow GH ### Community Renewable Energy Management System for Rural Ghana. EnergyFlow GH is a web-based platform designed to help rural Ghanaian communities manage renewable energy more efficiently. It provides real-time monitoring of solar energy generation and consumption, intelligent priority-based scheduling of energy distribution, and detailed reporting tools, all built specifically for community-scale deployments where resources are limited and equitable access to electricity matters. Built with React, NOde.js/Express, and PostgreSQL. --- ## Live Demo Links | | URL | |--|-----| | **Frontend** | energyflow-gh.onrender.com | | **Backend API** | energyflow-server.onrender.… | ### Demo Login Accounts | Username | Password | Role | |----------|----------|------| | admin_kofi | admin123 | Admin | | provider_ama | provider123 | Energy Provider | | manager_kwame | manager123 | Community Manager | | resident_abena | resident123 | Resident | --- ## Project Structure ``` EnergyFlow/ ├── client/ # React frontend (Vite) └── server/ # Node.js/Express backend ``` --- ## Prerequisites Before setting up this project, make sure you have the following installed on your machine: | Tool | Version | Download | |------|---------|----------| | Node.js | v18 or higher | nodejs.org | | npm | v8 or higher | Comes with Node.js | | PostgreSQL | v14 or higher | postgresql.org | | Git | Latest | git-scm.com | To verify your installations, open a terminal and run: ```bash node -v npm -v psql --version git --version ``` Each command should print a version number. If any command is not recognised, revisit the installation for that tool. --- ## Step 1: Clone the Repository ```bash git clone github.com cd EnergyFlow ``` --- ## Step 2: Run the Setup Script Navigate to the `server/` folder and run the setup script ```bash cd server node setup.js ``` This script will aut …