EmployeeManagementSystem/QUICK_START.md

Quick Start Guide

Start the Application

Option 1: Use the Start Script (Recommended)

# Terminal 1 - Start MySQL
docker-compose up

# Terminal 2 - Start Application
./start_application.sh

Option 2: Manual Start

# Terminal 1 - MySQL
docker-compose up

# Terminal 2 - Backend (Deno)
cd backend-deno
deno task dev

# Terminal 3 - Frontend
npm install  # First time only
npm run dev

Prerequisites

• Deno - Install with: curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh | sh
• Docker - For MySQL database
• Node.js - For frontend only

Access the Application

• Frontend: http://localhost:5173
• Backend API: http://localhost:3000
• MySQL: localhost:3306

Default Login

• Username: admin
• Password: admin123

⚠️ Important: Change the default password after first login!

Database Credentials

• Host: localhost
• Port: 3306
• Database: work_allocation
• User: workalloc_user
• Password: workalloc_pass
• Root Password: rootpassword

Useful Commands

Docker Management

# Stop MySQL
docker-compose down

# Stop and remove all data
docker-compose down -v

# View MySQL logs
docker-compose logs -f mysql

# Access MySQL CLI
docker-compose exec mysql mysql -u root -prootpassword work_allocation

Application Management

# Stop services (Ctrl+C in the terminal running docker-compose up) or docker-compose down

# View backend logs
tail -f backend.log

# View frontend logs
tail -f frontend.log

Next Steps

1. Login with admin credentials
2. Create Departments (already created: Tudki, Dana, Groundnut)
3. Create Supervisors for each department
4. Create Contractors and set their rates
5. Create Employees and assign to contractors
6. Start Managing work allocations and attendance

System Features

For SuperAdmin

• Manage all users across all departments
• Create and manage departments
• View all data system-wide

For Supervisors

• Manage employees and contractors in their department
• Create work allocations
• Check-in/check-out employees
• Set contractor rates
• Mark work as completed

For Contractors

• View work allocations assigned to them
• View employees under them

For Employees

• View their work allocations
• View their attendance records
• See contractor rates

Troubleshooting

Backend won't connect to database

# Check if MySQL is running
docker-compose ps

# Restart MySQL
docker-compose restart mysql

Port conflicts

If port 3306 or 3000 is already in use:

# Stop conflicting services
sudo systemctl stop mysql  # If local MySQL is running

# Or change ports in docker-compose.yml and backend/.env

Need to reset database

docker-compose down -v
./setup-docker.sh

Documentation

• Full Setup Guide: SETUP_GUIDE.md
• Docker Details: DOCKER_SETUP.md
• Backend API: backend/README.md
• Architecture: architecture.md

Support

For issues or questions, refer to the documentation files or check the logs:

• Backend: backend.log
• Frontend: frontend.log
• MySQL: docker-compose logs mysql