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+# Adopt-a-Street Makefile
+# Provides convenient commands for building and running the application
+
+.PHONY: help install build run dev test clean lint format
+
+# Default target
+help:
+	@echo "Adopt-a-Street Development Commands"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Setup & Installation:"
+	@echo "  install     Install dependencies for both frontend and backend"
+	@echo "  clean       Clean node_modules and build artifacts"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Development:"
+	@echo "  dev         Start both frontend and backend in development mode"
+	@echo "  dev-frontend Start frontend development server only"
+	@echo "  dev-backend  Start backend development server only"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Building:"
+	@echo "  build       Build both frontend and backend for production"
+	@echo "  build-frontend Build frontend for production"
+	@echo "  build-backend  Build backend for production"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Testing:"
+	@echo "  test        Run tests for both frontend and backend"
+	@echo "  test-frontend Run frontend tests"
+	@echo "  test-backend  Run backend tests"
+	@echo "  test-coverage Run tests with coverage reports"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Code Quality:"
+	@echo "  lint        Run linting for both frontend and backend"
+	@echo "  lint-frontend Run frontend linting"
+	@echo "  lint-backend  Run backend linting"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Production:"
+	@echo "  run         Run production build"
+	@echo "  start       Start production servers"
+
+# Installation
+install:
+	@echo "Installing dependencies..."
+	cd backend && npm install
+	cd frontend && npm install
+	@echo "Dependencies installed successfully!"
+
+clean:
+	@echo "Cleaning up..."
+	rm -rf backend/node_modules
+	rm -rf frontend/node_modules
+	rm -rf frontend/build
+	rm -rf backend/dist
+	@echo "Cleanup complete!"
+
+# Development
+dev:
+	@echo "Starting development servers..."
+	@echo "Backend will start on http://localhost:5000"
+	@echo "Frontend will start on http://localhost:3000"
+	@echo "Press Ctrl+C to stop both servers"
+	@make -j2 dev-frontend dev-backend
+
+dev-frontend:
+	@echo "Starting frontend development server..."
+	cd frontend && npm start
+
+dev-backend:
+	@echo "Starting backend development server..."
+	cd backend && node server.js
+
+# Building
+build: build-frontend build-backend
+	@echo "Build complete!"
+
+build-frontend:
+	@echo "Building frontend for production..."
+	cd frontend && npm run build
+	@echo "Frontend build complete!"
+
+build-backend:
+	@echo "Backend is ready for production (no build step required for Node.js)"
+	@echo "Backend production files are in backend/"
+
+# Testing
+test: test-frontend test-backend
+	@echo "All tests completed!"
+
+test-frontend:
+	@echo "Running frontend tests..."
+	cd frontend && npm test -- --watchAll=false --coverage
+
+test-backend:
+	@echo "Running backend tests..."
+	cd backend && npm test
+
+test-coverage:
+	@echo "Running tests with coverage..."
+	@echo "Backend coverage:"
+	cd backend && npm run test:coverage
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Frontend coverage:"
+	cd frontend && npm run test:coverage
+
+# Code Quality
+lint: lint-frontend lint-backend
+	@echo "Linting complete!"
+
+lint-frontend:
+	@echo "Linting frontend..."
+	cd frontend && npm run lint 2>/dev/null || echo "Frontend linting not configured"
+
+lint-backend:
+	@echo "Linting backend..."
+	cd backend && npx eslint .
+
+# Production
+run: build
+	@echo "Starting production servers..."
+	@echo "Note: In production, you would typically use process managers like PM2"
+	@echo "or container orchestration like Kubernetes"
+	@echo "See deploy/ directory for Kubernetes deployment files"
+
+start:
+	@echo "Starting production backend server..."
+	cd backend && NODE_ENV=production node server.js
+
+# Docker (if needed)
+docker-build:
+	@echo "Building Docker images..."
+	docker build -t adopt-a-street-frontend ./frontend
+	docker build -t adopt-a-street-backend ./backend
+	@echo "Docker images built!"
+
+docker-run:
+	@echo "Running Docker containers..."
+	docker run -d -p 3000:3000 --name frontend adopt-a-street-frontend
+	docker run -d -p 5000:5000 --name backend adopt-a-street-backend
+	@echo "Docker containers running!"
+
+# Database (for development)
+db-setup:
+	@echo "Setting up MongoDB..."
+	@echo "Make sure MongoDB is installed and running on your system"
+	@echo "Or use Docker: docker run -d -p 27017:27017 --name mongodb mongo"
+	@echo "Create .env file in backend/ with MONGO_URI and JWT_SECRET"
+
+# Environment setup
+env-setup:
+	@echo "Setting up environment files..."
+	@if [ ! -f backend/.env ]; then \
+		echo "Creating backend/.env file..."; \
+		cp backend/.env.example backend/.env 2>/dev/null || echo "MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/adopt-a-street\nJWT_SECRET=your-secret-key-here\nPORT=5000" > backend/.env; \
+		echo "Please edit backend/.env with your actual values"; \
+	else \
+		echo "backend/.env already exists"; \
+	fi
+
+# Quick start for new developers
+quick-start: install env-setup db-setup
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Quick start complete!"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Next steps:"
+	@echo "1. Edit backend/.env with your MongoDB URI and JWT secret"
+	@echo "2. Run 'make dev' to start development servers"
+	@echo "3. Visit http://localhost:3000 to see the application"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "For more commands, run 'make help'"
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