Tenant Transparency (frontend)

React + Vite frontend for the Tenant Transparency project. Split out from the main TenantTransparency repo so it can be hosted for free on GitHub Pages. The backend (Rust API + data scraper + Postgres) lives in the private TenantTransparency repo and is deployed separately.

Live at: https://tenanttransparency.com

Local development

npm install
npm run dev

By default the dev server calls the API at http://localhost:3000 (see .env.example). Copy it to .env and point VITE_API_BASE_URL at wherever your backend is running.

Deployment

Pushing to main triggers .github/workflows/deploy.yml, which builds the app and publishes it to GitHub Pages via the official Actions flow (not a gh-pages branch). One-time setup on GitHub:

1. Repo Settings > Pages > Source > set to "GitHub Actions".
2. Repo Settings > Pages > Custom domain > tenanttransparency.com > Save. Since this repo publishes via a custom Actions workflow (not from a branch), GitHub does not need or use a CNAME file in the repo for this — the domain is stored in the repo's Pages settings instead.
3. Repo Settings > Secrets and variables > Actions > Variables > add VITE_API_BASE_URL pointing at the live backend URL once it exists.
4. DNS side (GoDaddy): four A records at @ pointing at GitHub Pages' IPs, and a CNAME record for www pointing at JessicaTemplet.github.io. www.tenanttransparency.com will then auto-redirect to the apex domain.
5. Once DNS has propagated, come back to Settings > Pages and check "Enforce HTTPS".

Notes

• basename={import.meta.env.BASE_URL} on the router keeps client-side routes working correctly regardless of what base is set to in vite.config.js.
• dist/404.html is a copy of dist/index.html, created at build time, since GitHub Pages has no server-side rewrites and needs this to let react-router-dom handle deep links (e.g. sharing a direct link to a property page).