Expense Tracker App

Overview

The Expense Tracker App is a web-based application designed to help users manage and categorize their expenses. The app provides a user-friendly interface for logging expenses, setting budgets, and viewing visual expense reports.

Features

User Authentication

• User registration with email and password
• Login and password recovery functionality

Expense Management

• Log expenses with date, category, description, and amount
• Categorize expenses into predefined categories (e.g., food, transportation, entertainment)
• Edit and delete logged expenses

Budgeting

• Set budgets for specific categories or overall expenses
• Track expenses against set budgets

Reporting

• View visual reports using bar charts, pie charts, and line graphs
• Get an expense summary, including total amount spent and percentage of budget used

Additional Features

• Search for expenses by date, category, or description
• Sort expenses by date, category, or amount

Tech Stack

Frontend

• EJS (Embedded JavaScript) for templating
• CSS for styling
• JavaScript for client-side interactions

Backend

• Node.js for server-side runtime
• Express.js as the web framework
• MySQL as the database (hosted on Aiven Console)

Hosting

• The app is hosted on Render.com
• The database is hosted on Aiven Console

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js and npm installed
• MySQL database setup

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ChidexWorld/expense-tracker.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd expense-tracker

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install

4. Create a .env file and configure database credentials:

   DB_HOST=your_database_host
   DB_USER=your_database_user
   DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password
   DB_NAME=your_database_name
   DB_PORT=your_port_no

5. Start the server:

   npm start

Usage

• Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser to access the app.
• Register or log in to start tracking expenses.

Roadmap

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to fork the repository and submit pull requests.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Contact

For any inquiries, reach out to ChidexWorld.