SkyMate: Smart Weather & Community Platform

A personalized weather application that goes beyond basic forecasts to provide lifestyle recommendations, energy-saving tips, and a community platform for weather-related discussions.

🌟 Features

Weather Information 🌦️

• 3-day detailed weather forecasts 📅
• Real-time air quality monitoring 🌫️
• Weather-based activity recommendations 🏃‍♂️
• Customized energy conservation tips ⚡
• Weather-appropriate recipe suggestions 🍲

Community Platform 🤝

• User authentication & authorization 🔑
• Create and share weather-related posts 📝
• Bookmark favorite posts 📚
• Interact with community content 💬
• Personalized user profiles 👤

Technologies

• Frontend:

  • React.js
  • Context API for state management
  • Responsive design for all devices

• Backend:

  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • MongoDB with Mongoose

• Authentication & Security:

  • OAuth 2.0
  • Bcrypt for password hashing
  • JWT for secure sessions

• APIs:

  • RESTful API architecture
  • Weather API for weather forecast
  • GROQ API for recipes suggestions
  • GEMINI API for activity suggestions
  • Cloudinary for optimized image uploads

📋 Prerequisites

Node.js >= 14.x
MongoDB >= 4.x
npm >= 6.x

🚀 Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Anamika1608/SkyMate.git
cd SkyMate

2. Install dependencies for both frontend and backend

# Install backend dependencies
cd server
npm install

# Install frontend dependencies
cd ../client
npm install

3. Set up environment variables

# In server directory, create .env file
MONGODB_URL=your_mongodb_url
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=your_oauth_client_id
OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=your_oauth_client_secret
WEATHER_API_KEY=your_weather_api_key
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_cloudinary_api_key
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_cloudinary_secret

# In client directory, create .env file
VITE_GEMINI_API_KEY=your_api_key
VITE_GROQ_API_KEY=your_api_key

4. Start the application

# Start backend server (from server directory)
npm run server

# Start frontend (from client directory)
npm run dev