face-recognitio-app

Face Detection Web App

![Face Detection Web App]

This is a web application for face detection using JavaScript, React, Create React App, Node.js, Express, Clarifai API, and MongoDB. The live version of the website can be accessed at https://face-d.onrender.com.

Overview

The Face Detection Web App allows users to upload images and detect faces within those images using the Clarifai API. The application is built with a frontend developed using React and Create React App, while the backend is powered by Node.js and Express. MongoDB is used to store user data and image analysis results.

Features

• User authentication and registration
• Image upload and face detection
• Display of face detection results
• User dashboard to manage uploaded images and analysis results

Prerequisites

Before running the application locally, ensure you have the following installed:

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• MongoDB

Installation

1. Clone the repository from GitHub.

git clone <repository_link.git>
cd face-detection-web-app

2. Install dependencies for both frontend and backend.

# Install frontend dependencies
cd frontend
npm install

# Install backend dependencies
cd ../backend
npm install

3. Set up MongoDB

Make sure MongoDB is running on your system, and create a new database for the web app.

4. Configuration

Create a .env file in the backend directory and configure the following environment variables:

PORT=3000                     # The port on which the backend server will run
DATABASE_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017/<database_name>  # MongoDB connection URL
CLARIFAI_API_KEY=<clarifai_api_key>   # Clarifai API Key for face detection

Replace <database_name> with the name of the database you created in MongoDB, and <clarifai_api_key> with your Clarifai API Key.

Running the Application

1. Start the backend server:

cd backend
npm start

2. Start the frontend development server:

cd frontend
npm start

The application will be available at http://localhost:3000.

Tech Stack

Frontend

• React
• Create React App
• Axios (for API requests)

Backend

• Node.js
• Express
• Clarifai API (for face detection)
• MongoDB (with Mongoose as the ODM)

Folder Structure

face-detection-web-app/
|-- backend/       # Backend server code
|   |-- controllers/
|   |-- models/
|   |-- routes/
|   |-- config/
|   |-- index.js
|   |-- .env
|-- frontend/      # Frontend code
|   |-- public/
|   |-- src/
|   |-- package.json
|   |-- .env
|-- .gitignore
|-- README.md
|-- package.json

Contribution Guidelines

If you want to contribute to this project, please follow the guidelines in the CONTRIBUTING.md file. Create a pull request with your proposed changes and wait for code review before merging.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to the Clarifai API for providing the face detection service and to the open-source community for providing valuable tools and libraries that made this project possible.