SkillRack Points Tracker and Calculator

Track and calculate your SkillRack points effortlessly using this powerful tool built with React, Express, Node.js, Axios, Cheerio, MongoDB, Mongoose, and deployed on Vercel. This project is designed to scrape user data from SkillRack, calculate points, and display them with a progress bar.

Tools and Technologies

• React: Frontend user interface.
• Express: Backend API.
• Node.js: Server-side runtime environment.
• Axios: HTTP client for making requests.
• Cheerio: HTML scraping and parsing.
• MongoDB: Database for storing user data.
• Mongoose: ODM library for MongoDB.
• Vercel: Deployment platform.
• react-circular-progressbar: Progress bar component for React.
• js-cookie: Handling cookies in the browser.
• dotenv: Managing environment variables.
• nodemailer: Sending email notifications.

Features

• Scrapes user data from SkillRack.
• Calculates points based on the user's activities.
• Displays points with a circular progress bar.
• Stores user data in MongoDB.
• Handles cookies for session management.
• Sends email notifications to admin for new user insertions.
• Schedule Planning

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• npm
• MongoDB

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/skillrack-points-tracker.git
   cd skillrack-points-tracker

2. Install dependencies for the client and server:

   cd client
   npm install
   cd ../server
   npm install

3. Set up your environment variables in a .env file in the server directory:

   # MongoDB connection string
   MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_uri
   
   # SMTP Email configuration
   SMTP_HOST=your_smtp_host
   SMTP_PORT=your_smtp_port
   SMTP_SECURE=true_or_false
   FROM_ADDRESS=your_email_address
   TO_ADDRESS=recipient_email_address
   SMTP_USER=smtp_username
   SMTP_PASS=smtp_password
   
   # LOG
   LOG_BOT_TOKEN=bot_token
   LOG_CHAT_ID=chat_id

Running the Application

1. Start the client:

   cd client
   npm start

2. Start the server:

   cd server
   node index.js

3. The application should now be running on http://localhost:3000.

Deployment

Deploy the application to Vercel:

1. Install Vercel CLI:

   npm install -g vercel

2. Run Vercel deployment:

   vercel

3. Follow the prompts to complete the deployment.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and submit a pull request for review.

License

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