This is a real-time timer application with a Next.js frontend and a Node.js/Express backend. It allows multiple users to create, start, pause, and stop timers, with updates reflected in real-time across all connected clients.

• Create new timers and countdowns with a color-coded progress bar and visual cues for completion status.
• Start, pause, and stop timers
• Real-time updates across all connected clients
• Modern Material-UI design
• User Management: Timers are associated with specific users, and users can set a friendly name.
• Admin View: An admin user can view all active users and create timers for any specific user.

This project is a monorepo containing two main parts:

• client/: The Next.js frontend application.
• server/: The Node.js and Express backend server.

• Node.js (v14 or later)
• npm

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/nikalomoiris/timer-app.git
   cd timer-app

2. Install dependencies for both client and server:

   # For the server
   cd server
   npm install
   
   # For the client
   cd ../client
   npm install

You will need to run the client and server in separate terminal windows.

1. Start the server:

   Open a new terminal, navigate to the server directory, and run:

   cd server
   node index.js

   The server will start on http://localhost:3001.

2. Start the client:

   Open another terminal, navigate to the client directory, and run:

   cd client
   npm run dev

   The client application will open in your browser at http://localhost:3000.

• Admin View: http://localhost:3000/
• User View: http://localhost:3000/user

• Frontend:
  • Next.js
  • React
  • Material-UI
  • Socket.IO Client
• Backend:
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • Socket.IO