BookTracker is a modern full-stack web application that helps you track your reading journey. Search for books via the Google Books API, log your progress, leave ratings and reviews, and visualize your stats with a clean, user-friendly interface.

Built with React, Node.js, MongoDB, and TypeScript, BookTracker supports multi-user authentication, dynamic dashboards, and custom notes for every book.

• 🔐 User Accounts - Sign up, log in, and manage your private book library
• 🔍 Book Search - Search titles with the Google Books API
• 📖 Library Management - Track your reading with:
  • Custom start/finish dates
  • Personal notes and star ratings
  • Optional page count tracking
• 📊 Statistics Dashboard - Visualize books per month and total pages read
• 🗂️ Edit/Delete Entries - Easily update or remove any book
• 💾 MongoDB Integration - Data is stored per-user, securely in the cloud
• 🎨 Responsive UI - Styled with modern CSS for a smooth experience

• React
• Vite
• TypeScript
• CSS Modules

• Node.js
• Express
• MongoDB Atlas
• JWT for authentication
• Google Books API

git clone https://github.com/ErdagEge/book-tracker-app.git
cd book-tracker-app

cd server
npm install

Create a .env file in the /server directory:

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key

Start the server:

npm run dev

cd ../client
npm install
npm run dev

To run locally:

npm run dev

Visit http://localhost:5173 to use the app.

book-tracker-app/
├── client/        # React frontend (Vite)
│   ├── components/
│   ├── pages/
│   └── styles/
└── server/        # Express backend + MongoDB models + auth

Basic testing written with Vitest (optional). To run tests:

cd client
npm run test

Deployed on Render

Deployed on Vercel

This project is licensed under the MIT License. Feel free to use, modify, and distribute it.

• Google Books API
• Chart.js + react-chartjs-2
• MongoDB Atlas
• Vite
• Render
• Vercel

👉 Live App — give it a try!