MowLog

A simple but powerful ASP.NET Core MVC application designed to track lawn care activities. This project serves as a hands-on learning exercise to explore and master the fundamentals of the ASP.NET Core MVC framework, from data modeling with Entity Framework Core to building dynamic, data-driven views.

Key Features

• Log lawn care events (Mowing, Watering, Fertilizing, etc.).
• Track mowing patterns to ensure a healthy lawn and prevent ruts.
• Dashboard homepage showing the last time key activities were performed and what the next mowing pattern should be.
• A filterable and sortable log of all past activities.
• Clean, responsive UI using Bootstrap.

Tech Stack

• Backend: C#, ASP.NET Core 8 MVC
• Database: Entity Framework Core 8 with SQLite
• Frontend: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap 5, JavaScript (with jQuery)
• Development Environment: JetBrains Rider on Fedora Linux
• Version Control: Git with GitLab

How to Run

1. Clone the repository.
2. Ensure you have the .NET 8 SDK installed.
3. Navigate to the project directory and run dotnet restore.
4. Run dotnet ef database update to create the initial SQLite database.
5. Run dotnet run to start the application.