cabo-voting-app/README.md

🏄 Cabo Bachelor Party Voting App

Real-time group voting for the bachelor party — hotels, golf, nightlife, excursions, and full itineraries.

Quick Start

cd cabo-voting-app
npm install
node server.js
# → http://localhost:3001

Features

• Real-time WebSocket voting — all clients update instantly
• 5 categories — Hotels, Golf, Nightlife, Excursions, Full Itineraries
• Budget planner tab — quick compare for 8, 10, and 12 guys across Budget, Balanced, and Splurge tracks
• Add suggestions — anyone can propose new venues
• Admin approval — pending options require approval before going live
• Responsive — works on desktop and mobile

Data

Votes are stored in data/votes.json (created on first run). Edit directly or use the admin panel. System seed data auto-refreshes researched package options and budget scenarios while preserving existing votes and user-added options.

For hosted deployments, set DATA_DIR or DATA_FILE so mutable vote data lives outside the Git checkout.

Deployment

The app can run directly under systemd with:

PORT=3021 DATA_DIR=/srv/state/cabo-voting node server.js

Traefik can then reverse proxy to the chosen host port.

See Gitea Issues for the UI/UX roadmap.

Tech Stack

• Node.js + Express
• WebSocket (ws)
• Vanilla JS frontend (no framework)
• No database — JSON file persistence