boxes-fe/README.md

# Boxes App (Frontend)

This is the frontend application for the Boxes App, built with React. It allows users to manage boxes and their contents.

## Features

- **User Authentication:** Users can log in to access their boxes and items.
- **Box Management:**
    - Create new boxes.
    - View a list of existing boxes.
    - Delete boxes.
- **Item Management:**
    - View items within a box.
    - Add new items to a box.
    - Edit existing item details.
    - Delete items from a box.

## Technologies Used

- **React:** JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
- **Material-UI:** React component library for providing pre-built UI elements.
- **Axios:** Promise-based HTTP client for making API requests.
- **React Router:** Library for handling routing and navigation in a React application.

## Installation

1. **Clone the repository:**
   ```bash
   git clone git@gitea.r8z.us:stwhite/boxes-fe.git

2. create the docker builder
   ```bash
   docker build -f Dockerfile.build -t boxes-fe-builder .
   ```

3. build the application using the docker builder
   ```bash
   docker run box-builder:latest 
   docker container create --name tmp-con boxes-fe-builder -- sleep 1200
   docker cp tmp-con:/app/build ./boxes-fe/build
   docker rm tmp-con
   ```
 
4. copy the appliction to the boxes-api /build directory
   ```bash
   cp -r ./boxes-fe/build/* ../boxes-api/build/
   ```