feat: setup project structure and tooling

- Initialized npm project and added core dependencies (React, Express, etc.).
- Added development dependencies (TypeScript, Vite, ESLint, Prettier, etc.).
- Configured TypeScript (`tsconfig.json`).
- Configured Vite (`vite.config.ts`) with React plugin and API proxy.
- Configured ESLint (`.eslintrc.cjs`) and Prettier (`.prettierrc.cjs`, `.prettierignore`).
- Added standard `.gitignore`.
- Created basic project structure (`src/client`, `src/server`, `public`).
- Created default `.env` file (PORT=3001, PUBLIC_URL=http://localhost:3001).

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diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
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+import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
+import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react';
+
+// https://vitejs.dev/config/
+export default defineConfig({
+  plugins: [react()],
+  server: {
+    proxy: {
+      // Proxy /api requests to the backend server (running on port 3001 by default)
+      '/api': {
+        target: 'http://localhost:3001', // Default backend port, adjust if needed
+        changeOrigin: true, // Recommended for virtual hosted sites
+        secure: false, // Don't verify SSL certs if backend uses self-signed cert in dev
+      },
+    },
+  },
+}); 
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