Skill Dojo

Live Website: https://www.skill-dojo.com

A full-stack skill-tracking application built with React, Express, and MongoDB.

Prerequisites

• Node.js v22+
• pnpm v10+
• MongoDB (local instance or MongoDB Atlas)
• Anthropic API key (for AI features)

Getting Started

1. Install dependencies

pnpm install

2. Configure environment

Copy the example env file and fill in your values:

cp .env.example .env

Variable	Description
MONGODB_URI	MongoDB connection string (default: mongodb://localhost:27017/code-dojo)
JWT_SECRET	Secret key for JWT authentication
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY	API key from Anthropic Console
PORT	Server port (default: 3001)
NODE_ENV	development or production

3. Start development servers

pnpm dev

This starts both the client and server concurrently:

• Client — http://localhost:5173 (Vite dev server, proxies API requests to the server)
• Server — http://localhost:3001

You can also run them individually:

pnpm dev:client # Vite dev server only
pnpm dev:server # Express server only (with --watch)

Scripts

Command	Description
pnpm dev	Start client + server in parallel
pnpm build	Build the client for production
pnpm start	Start the production server
pnpm test	Run server tests (Vitest)
pnpm test:watch	Run server tests in watch mode

Project Structure

code-dojo-app/
client/ React + Vite + TypeScript frontend
server/ Express.js API server
shared/ Shared constants

Tech Stack

Client: React 19, Vite, TypeScript, Zustand, React Router, CodeMirror 6, SCSS

Server: Express, Mongoose, JWT, Anthropic AI SDK, Zod