🌿 PlantBook - A Gardening Community & Resource Hub

PlantBook is a vibrant platform designed for gardening enthusiasts to share tips, find local gardeners, ask plant care questions, participate in gardening events, and connect with others passionate about plants — from composting to hydroponics and balcony gardening.

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🌐 Live Demo

👉 🚀 Visit PlantBook

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🌟 Project Overview

PlantBook cultivates a friendly, knowledge-sharing community for gardeners of all levels. It features user authentication, dynamic content sharing, event management, and interactive tools — all wrapped in a responsive and beautiful UI powered by React and Tailwind CSS.

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📸 Screenshot

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🌐 GitHub Repositories

• Client: (https://github.com/Tajuddin80/Plant-Book-client)
• Server: (https://github.com/Tajuddin80/Plant-Book-server)

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🛠 Tech Stack

• Frontend: React 19.x, Vite, Tailwind CSS, DaisyUI
• Backend: Firebase Authentication & Firestore
• Routing: React Router
• HTTP Requests: Axios
• Animations & Effects: Lottie, React Typewriter, Swiper, React Tooltip
• Alerts: SweetAlert2

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✨ Key Features

• User authentication and personalized profiles with Firebase
• Share, browse, and search gardening tips and advice
• Connect with local gardeners and community members
• Ask and answer plant care questions interactively
• Post, join, and manage gardening events and workshops
• Responsive and themeable UI with DaisyUI and Tailwind CSS
• Rich user experience with animations, tooltips, sliders, and notifications

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📦 Dependencies

Package	Purpose
react, react-dom	Core React framework
react-router-dom	Client-side routing
axios	API requests
firebase	Authentication & Firestore
sweetalert2	Alerts and notifications
swiper	Sliders and carousels
react-tooltip	Tooltips
@lottiefiles/dotlottie-react	Lottie animations
react-simple-typewriter	Typewriter effect
tailwindcss, daisyui	Styling and UI components

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🚀 How to Run Locally

1. Clone the repository and install dependencies:

   git clone <your-plantbook-repo-url>
   cd <repo-folder>
   npm install
   
   

2. Create a .env file and add your Firebase config and any necessary environment variables.

3. Run the development server: npm run dev

4. Open your browser at http://localhost:5173 (or the port shown in your terminal).