Camera Deployment Tracker

This project is a web application designed to track camera deployments, providing insights into current and historical camera locations.

Features

• View Current Camera Locations: See all active camera deployments on an interactive map.
• Historical Location Mapping: Explore past camera deployment locations on the map.
• Date Range Filtering: Filter camera deployments by specific date ranges to analyze historical patterns.
• Deployment Statistics: View key statistics such as total deployments, unique locations, average deployment duration, and the most frequent deployment locations.
• Email Subscriptions: Users can subscribe to receive email notifications (Note: backend functionality for sending emails would need to be fully implemented if not already present).

Technologies Used

• Frontend: React, Vite, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Leaflet (for maps), Shadcn/ui (for UI components)
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js, TypeScript
• Database: PostgreSQL (inferred from drizzle-kit and connect-pg-simple)
• Other Key Libraries: React Query (for data fetching), Zod (for validation), Cheerio (likely for scraping camera data)

Project Structure

• client/: Contains the React frontend application.
• server/: Contains the Express.js backend server.
• shared/: Contains shared code/types between the client and server (e.g., database schema).

Setup and Running the Project

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd <repository-directory>

2. Install dependencies: Make sure you have Node.js and npm (or yarn) installed.

   npm install
   # or
   # yarn install

3. Database Setup: This project uses PostgreSQL. Ensure you have a PostgreSQL instance running and configure the connection details (likely in a .env file or environment variables, though the specific configuration method isn't detailed in package.json). Push the database schema:

   npm run db:push

4. Running in Development Mode: This command starts the development server for both the client and server with hot reloading.

   npm run dev

   The application should typically be accessible at http://localhost:5173 (Vite's default) or as specified in the console output.

5. Building for Production: This command builds the frontend and backend for production.

   npm run build

6. Starting in Production Mode: This command starts the application using the production build.

   npm run start

Scripts Overview

• npm run dev: Starts the development server.
• npm run build: Builds the application for production.
• npm run start: Starts the production server.
• npm run check: Runs TypeScript checks.
• npm run db:push: Pushes schema changes to the database using Drizzle Kit.