Mikee100/bookflow

Booking/scheduling SaaS for salons, spas, and barbershops in Kenya # Bookflow (working name) A booking/scheduling SaaS for salons, spas, and barbershops in Kenya. Staff calendars, shareable client self-booking links, WhatsApp/SMS reminders, and M-Pesa deposit-to-book — built by Kesho Labs. ## Structure - `backend/` — Express + MongoDB API (auth, services, staff, availability, appointments) - `frontend/` — Vite + React client (public booking page + staff dashboard) ## Local development ```bash # Backend cd backend npm install cp .env.example .env # fill in MONGO_URI and JWT_SECRET npm run dev # Frontend (separate terminal) cd frontend npm install npm run dev ``` ## Deployment - **Backend → Render**: connect this repo as a Blueprint (`render.yaml` at the repo root already defines the service). You'll be asked to fill in `MONGO_URI` (your Atlas connection string) and `CLIENT_URL` (the Vercel URL below) — `JWT_SECRET` is auto-generated by Render. - **Frontend → Vercel**: import this repo, set **Root Directory** to `frontend`, and add an environment variable `VITE_API_URL` pointing at the Render backend URL (e.g. `bookflow-backend.onrender.c…`). Deploy the backend first so you have its URL to give the frontend, then once the frontend is live, go back to Render and set `CLIENT_URL` to the Vercel URL so CORS allows requests from it.