Vital Ease a Gamified Mental Health Platform & Hospital Management website

scalable mental health platform to support users dealing with depression, anxiety, and PTSD through interactive therapeutic games & a hospital Management website

Features

• Real-time Communication: WebSocket support for live updates and smooth Flow of Data.
• Cloud Storage: Integration with Cloudinary for secure media uploads.
• Modern Frontend: Built with React and styled using Tailwind CSS.
• Robust Backend: Python (Flask) API with MongoDB for data storage and Redis for caching/session management.
• Admin Dashboard: Manage doctors, medicines, appointments, users and RESTAPI being used for connecting the user panel and admin panel .
• Mental Health Games: Interactive games to support mental well-being.

Tools & Technologies Used

• Frontend: React, Tailwind CSS, Vite
• Backend: Python (Flask)
• Database: MongoDB
• Cache/Session: Redis for storing the Realtime scores of the games and leaderboard data of the therapeutic games
• WebSockets: For real-time features
• Cloud Storage: Cloudinary

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (for frontend)
• Python 3.8+
• MongoDB
• Redis
• Cloudinary account (for media uploads)

Backend Setup

1. Clone the repository.
2. Navigate to the backend/ directory.
3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Copy .env.example to .env and fill in required environment variables (MongoDB URI, Redis URL, Cloudinary credentials, etc).
5. Seed the database:
   • To add initial doctors and medicines, run:

     python seed.py

6. Start the backend server:

   python run.py

Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to the Healthcare/ directory.
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the frontend:

   npm run dev

WebSocket Usage

• . WebSocket support for live updates and smooth Flow of Data

Cloudinary Integration

• Media uploads (e.g., doctor profile images, reports) are stored securely in Cloudinary. Configure your Cloudinary credentials in the backend .env file.

Folder Structure

• backend/ — Python Flask API, models, controllers, routes, and database seeders.
• Healthcare/ — React frontend, components, assets, and styles.

Required Environment Variables

• MongoDB URI
• Redis URL
• Cloudinary API Key, Secret, and Cloud Name
• (See .env.example in backend/ for all required variables)

Seeding Doctors and Medicines

• Use backend/seed.py to populate the database with initial doctor and medicine data.

License

MIT

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Contributions are welcome!