🩸 OneDrop - Blood Donation Management System

OneDrop is a comprehensive full-stack web application designed to connect blood donors, recipients, hospitals, and blood banks in a seamless, unified ecosystem.

By streamlining the process of finding and requesting blood, OneDrop aims to reduce the critical time it takes during emergencies to match donors with patients in need.

🚀 Key Features

• Intelligent Donor Search: Search for available donors in your city by blood group and availability status.
• Emergency SOS & Contact: Send instant, real-time emails to eligible donors during an emergency with one click.
• Live Inventory Dashboard: Blood banks and hospitals can track, manage, and update their live blood stock.
• Role-Based Dashboards: Unique dashboard experiences and capabilities for Donors, Recipients, Hospitals, and Admins.
• Secure Authentication: JSON Web Token (JWT) based authentication with encrypted passwords.
• Admin Moderation: Comprehensive analytics, user moderation, and platform oversight.

🛠️ Technology Stack

• Frontend: React.js, Vite, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion, Chart.js
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB (Mongoose)
• Email Service: Nodemailer (SMTP configuration)

💻 Running Locally

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/bloodlink.git
cd bloodlink

2. Setup the Backend

cd backend
npm install

Create a .env file in the backend directory with the following keys:

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
SMTP_PORT=587
SMTP_SECURE=false
SMTP_USER=your_email@gmail.com
SMTP_PASS=your_gmail_app_password

Start the backend server:

npm run dev

3. Setup the Frontend

Open a new terminal window:

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

The application will be running at http://localhost:5173.

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