TaskForge

🚀 TaskForge

A modern project management web application to manage tasks, teams, and productivity efficiently.

🔗 Live Demo: https://tej-developer.github.io/TaskForge/
📦 Repository: https://github.com/Tej-Developer/TaskForge

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📌 Overview

TaskForge is a full-stack project management tool designed to help users:

• Manage tasks and projects
• Track progress
• Collaborate with teams
• Improve productivity

It provides a clean UI with essential features required in real-world project management systems.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• HTML5
• CSS3
• JavaScript
• React (if used)

Backend (Recommended / To Be Implemented)

• Node.js + Express.js OR Python (Flask/FastAPI)
• REST APIs

Database

• MongoDB Atlas (Cloud Database)

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📁 Project Structure

TaskForge/
│
├── frontend/
│   ├── index.html
│   ├── about.html
│   ├── login.html
│   ├── register.html
│   ├── dashboard.html
│   ├── tasks.html
│   ├── styles.css
│   └── script.js
│
├── backend/
├── models/
│   ├── User.js
│   └── Task.js
├── middleware/
│   ├── auth.js
│   └── validation.js
├── routes/
│   ├── auth.js
│   └── tasks.js
├── utils/
│   └── db.js
├── .env
├── server.js
├── package.json
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├── README.md
└── package.json

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⚙️ Features

• ✅ Create, update, delete tasks
• ✅ Assign tasks to users
• ✅ Task status tracking
• ✅ Responsive UI
• 🚧 Authentication (Planned)
• 🚧 Team collaboration (Planned)

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🚀 Getting Started

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Tej-Developer/TaskForge.git
cd TaskForge

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🖥️ Frontend Setup

If it’s a static frontend:

cd frontend

# For Python 3
python -m http.server 5500

# For Python 2
python -m SimpleHTTPServer 5500

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🔧 Backend Setup (Node.js + Express)

Step 1: Navigate to backend

cd backend

Step 2: Install dependencies

npm install

Step 3: Create .env file

# Server Configuration
PORT=5000
NODE_ENV=development

# MongoDB Atlas Configuration
DB_NAME=taskforge
MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_atlas_connection_string

# JWT Configuration
JWT_SECRET=your_super_secret_jwt_key_change_this_in_production
JWT_EXPIRE=7d

# CORS Configuration
CLIENT_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5500

Step 4: Run server

npm run dev

Server will run on:

http://localhost:5000

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🌐 API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/api/tasks	Get all tasks
POST	/api/tasks	Create task
PUT	/api/tasks/:id	Update task
DELETE	/api/tasks/:id	Delete task

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🧪 Example Task JSON

{
  "title": "Build UI",
  "description": "Design frontend layout",
  "status": "pending",
  "assignedTo": "user_id"
}

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📦 Deployment

Frontend

• Vercel / Netlify

Backend

• Render / Railway / Cyclic

Database

• MongoDB Atlas or MongoDB

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a branch
3. Make changes
4. Submit a PR

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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👨‍💻 Author

Tej Jethva

• GitHub: https://github.com/Tej-Developer

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💡 Future Improvements

• Authentication (JWT)
• Real-time updates (Socket.io)
• Role-based access
• Notifications system
• Drag & Drop Kanban board

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⭐ Support

If you like this project, give it a ⭐ on GitHub!

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