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+    <h1>LivePoll - Live Polling Platform</h1>
+</div>
+
+LivePoll is an interactive web application designed to simplify the process of creating, participating in, and managing polls. It combines user-friendly features with real-time updates to deliver a seamless polling experience📊.
+
+## Features
+
+- User can signup and login using his credentials, used cookie based authentication with jwt.
+- User can browse all the Polls created by other users in a pagination format and click on view to view the poll.
+- In poll view page user can vote on the poll and see the result of the poll live with chart using sockt.io.
+- User can bookmark the poll and see the bookmarked poll in bookmark page.
+- In user dashboard user can see the their details and manage their poll.
+- By clicking on the create poll button user can create a new poll and add options to the poll.
+- Used react-toastify for showing the error and success message.
+- Used chart.js and scocket.io-client for showing the poll result live in chart in poll view page.
+- Used daisyui and tailwind for styling the UI of the application for responsive design.
+
+## Links
+
+- [Live Website](https://livepoll.vercel.app/)
+- [Backend Routes Doc]()
+
+## Preview Images
+
+### Home Page
+
+<img src="./images/Home.png"/>
+
+### Polls Page
+
+<img src="./images/pollsPage.png"/>
+
+### Login Page
+
+<img src="./images/Screenshot 2024-11-14 101710.png"/>
+
+### Signup Page
+
+<img src="./images/signup.png"/>
+
+### Poll Votting Page
+
+<img src="./images/votingPage.png"/>
+
+### Dashboard Page
+
+<img src="./images/dashboard.png"/>
+
+### Create Poll Page
+
+<img src="./images/createPollPage.png"/>
+
+### Bookmarks Page
+
+<img src="./images/bookmark.png"/>
+
+## Tech Stack
+
+### Frontend
+
+Framework & Routing: `ReactJS`, `React Router`  
+State Management: `Zustand`, `React Query`  
+Real-Time & Charts: `Socket.io-client`, `react-chartjs-2`  
+Styling: `TailwindCSS`, `DaisyUI`  
+Notifications & Icons: `React-Toastify`, `React Icons`
+
+### Backend
+
+Framework & Authentication: `Node.js`, `Express.js`, `JWT`, `bcrypt`  
+Validation & Documentation: `Zod`, `Swagger-jsdoc`  
+Real-Time Communication: `Socket.io`  
+Database & ORM: `Mongoose`
+
+### Others
+
+API Communication: `Axios`
+
+## Installation and Setup
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- Node.js and npm/yarn installed.
+- MongoDB database set up locally or on a cloud provider.
+
+### Steps
+
+1. Clone the Repository
+
+   ```bash
+   git clone https://github.com/ManikMaity/LivePoll.git
+   cd LivePoll
+   ```
+
+2. Backend Setup
+
+   - Navigate to the backend directory:
+     ```bash
+     cd backend
+     ```
+   - Install dependencies:
+     ```bash
+     npm install
+     ```
+   - Create a `.env` file and add the following:
+     `env
+    PORT=3000
+    DB_CONNECTION="your mongodb url" 
+    SALT_ROUNDS=6
+    JWT_PRIVATE="your jwt private key"
+    CLIENT_URL="your client url"
+     `
+   - Start the server:
+     ```bash
+     npm run dev
+     ```
+
+3. Frontend Setup
+
+   - Navigate to the frontend directory:
+     ```bash
+     cd frontend
+     ```
+   - Install dependencies:
+     ```bash
+     npm install
+     ```
+   - Update `.env` file with the backend URL (e.g., `http://localhost:3000`).
+   - Start the development server:
+     ```bash
+     npm start
+     ```
+
+4. Access the Application
+   - Open a browser and go to `http://localhost:5173`.
+
+---
+
+### To Switch Between Local and Deployed Environments
+
+- Update backend `.env` with:
+  ```env
+  BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:3000
+  ```
+- Update frontend Axios base URL to:
+  ```javascript
+  axios.defaults.baseURL = "http://localhost:3000/api/v1";
+  ```
+- Update the Socket.io URL in the voting page:
+  ```javascript
+  const socket = io("http://localhost:3000");
+  ```
+
+---
+
+## Usage
+
+- Navigate to the `frontend` directory and run `npm run dev` to start the development server.
+- Navigate to the `backend` directory and run `npm run dev` to start the server.
+- Open a browser and go to `http://localhost:5173` to access the application.
+
+## Future Improvements