Welcome to our AI-powered full stack web application built using the MERN stack with Vite on the frontend and Express/Node.js on the backend. This app integrates AI functionalities, payment handling, authentication, and file/directory operations — making it a powerful base for intelligent applications.
- 🔐 User Authentication (Login/Register)
- 📁 File & Folder Management (Create directories, upload/view files)
- 🤖 AI Assistant Support using Mistral AI API
- 💰 Payments Integration via Razorpay
- 🔄 Password Recovery
- 🧠 Smart interactions using custom prompts and AI models
- Frontend: React + Vite
- Backend: Node.js + Express.js
- Database: MongoDB
- Authentication: Clerk
- Payments: Razorpay
- AI Integration: Mistral AI
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
VITE_MISTRAL_API_KEY |
API key for accessing Mistral AI |
VITE_BACKEND_URL |
URL of the backend server (e.g., http://localhost:5000) |
VITE_RAZORPAY_KEY |
Razorpay Public Key for payments |
⚠️ These variables must start withVITE_to be exposed to the Vite client.
- VITE_MISTRAL_API_KEY: Sign up at Mistral AI and generate an API key.
- VITE_BACKEND_URL: Set this to your backend server address (e.g.,
http://localhost:5000). - VITE_RAZORPAY_KEY: Register and get your public key from the Razorpay Dashboard.
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
MONGO_URI |
MongoDB connection string |
PORT |
Port number for server (e.g., 5000) |
FRONTEND_URL |
CORS whitelist URL of your frontend (e.g., http://localhost:5173) |
AI_API_KEY |
Private Mistral AI API key (used server-side for secured calls) |
WORK_DIR |
Directory path to manage files (e.g., /tmp/uploads) |
- MONGO_URI: Create a MongoDB Atlas account or use local MongoDB.
- PORT: Choose any available port (commonly
5000). - FRONTEND_URL: The domain/port where your frontend is running.
- AI_API_KEY: Keep the same as
VITE_MISTRAL_API_KEYbut secure on server side. - WORK_DIR: Any working directory on your server or development machine for storing files temporarily.
- Clone the Repository
git clone https://github.com/chandankumarm55/Evolve-ai.git cd your-project - Frontend Setup
npm install touch .env
npm run dev
Backend Setup
npm install
touch .env
npm run dev
Make sure both client and server are running and connected properly.
🙌 Contributing We welcome contributions from the community! ✨ If you'd like to help improve this project, feel free to fork it, raise issues, or submit pull requests. To Contribute:
Fork the repository
Create a new branch: git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name
Commit your changes: git commit -m "Added a cool feature"
Push to your fork: git push origin feature/your-feature-name
Create a Pull Request
📬 Contact For queries or collaboration, please reach out to us via GitHub or email. Built with ❤️ by Chandan and contributors.
🚀 Future Additions Let me know if you'd like to include:
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