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+## Rent Proof
+  Rent Proof is a web application that helps tenants keep track of their rental payments and provides a platform for landlords to manage their rental properties.
+
+
+## Screenshots
+
+### Main Page
+
+!["Screenshot of Main page"](docs/main.png)
+
+### Add/Edit Property
+
+!["Screenshot for adding property"](docs/book.png)
+
+### Graph
+
+!["Screenshot for graph"](docs/delete.png)
+
+
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+## Getting Started
+  To get started with Rent Proof, you'll need to install both the client and server dependencies. Here's how:
+
+Clone the Rent Proof repository from GitHub:
+  git clone https://github.com//jamesraymondbrown/rent-tracker
+
+Install the server dependencies:
+  cd rent-proof/server
+  npm install
+
+Install the client dependencies:
+  cd ../client
+  npm install
+
+Start the server:
+  cd ../server
+  npm run start
+
+Start the client:
+  cd ../client
+  npm run start
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+
+## Server Scripts
+  start: Starts the server
+  reset: Resets the database to its initial state (run this only in development mode)
+  dev: Starts the server in development mode using nodemon
+
+
+## Dependencies
+
+Server:
+
+ - @googlemaps/markerclusterer@2.0.15
+ - body-parser@1.18.3
+ - cors@2.8.5
+ - dotenv@7.0.0
+ - eslint@8.7.0
+ - express@4.16.4
+ - express-fileupload@1.4.0
+ - helmet@3.18.0
+ - morgan@1.10.0
+ - nodemon@2.0.20
+ - pg@8.8.0
+ - prettier@2.5.1
+ - react-dual-range-slider@1.0.4
+ - react-js-multi-range-sliders@0.1.6
+ - react-lazyload@3.2.0
+ - react-loader-spinner@5.3.4
+
+Client:
+
+ - @fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core@6.3.0
+ - @fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons@6.3.0
+ - @fortawesome/react-fontawesome@0.2.0
+ - @google/markerclustererplus@5.1.3
+ - @googlemaps/markerclusterer@2.0.15
+ - @react-google-maps/api@2.7.0
+ - @testing-library/jest-dom@5.16.5
+ - @testing-library/react@12.1.5
+ - @testing-library/user-event@13.5.0
+ - axios@1.1.3
+ - dotenv@7.0.0
+ - eslint@8.7.0
+ - fetch@1.1.0
+ - node-fetch@3.3.0
+ - prettier@2.5.1
+ - primeicons@6.0.1
+ - primereact@9.0.0-beta.1
+ - react@17.0.2
+ - react-client-session@0.0.8
+ - react-dom@17.0.2
+ - react-router-dom@5.2.0
+ - react-scripts@5.0.1
+ - recharts@2.4.0
+ - web-vitals@2.1.4
+ - sass@1.58.0
+
+
+## Scripts
+ - start: Starts the client
+ - build: Builds the client for production
+ - test: Runs the client's test suite
+ - eject: Ejects the client from react-scripts
+
+## Proxy
+  The client is configured to proxy API requests to the server at http://localhost:8001.
+
+