The latest articles on DEV Community by Yash (@yashdotexe). https://dev.to/yashdotexe https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4171991%2Fb266d36e-ba71-4f8b-86cd-69292090e465.png https://dev.to/yashdotexe en Yash Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:13:08 +0000 https://dev.to/yashdotexe/ecoquest-2da https://dev.to/yashdotexe/ecoquest-2da <p>*This is a submission for the [Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 4 <a href="https://github.com/dotexeYash/Ecoquest.git" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/dotexeYash/Ecoquest.git</a></p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <h2> Demo </h2> <h2> Code </h2> <div class="ltag-github-readme-tag"> <div class="readme-overview"> <h2> <img src="https://assets.dev.to/assets/github-logo-5a155e1f9a670af7944dd5e12375bc76ed542ea80224905ecaf878b9157cdefc.svg" alt="GitHub logo"> <a href="https://github.com/dotexeYash" rel="noopener noreferrer"> dotexeYash </a> / <a href="https://github.com/dotexeYash/ECO-QUEST" rel="noopener noreferrer"> ECO-QUEST </a> </h2> <h3> </h3> </div> <div class="ltag-github-body"> <div id="readme" class="md"><div class="markdown-heading"> <h1 class="heading-element">Ecoquest</h1> </div> <p>EcoQuest is an open-source AI-powered app that encourages people to explore the outdoors, complete environmental missions, and earn rewards for making a positive impact on the planet.</p> <p>#Implementation</p> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h1 class="heading-element">1. (once) add Node to PATH if needed</h1> </div> <p>$env:Path += ";D:\Node"</p> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h1 class="heading-element">2. clone repo (or skip if you already have it)</h1> </div> <p>git clone <a href="https://github.com/dotexeYash/ECO-QUEST" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/dotexeYash/ECO-QUEST</a> cd Ecoquest</p> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h1 class="heading-element">3. install deps</h1> </div> <p>npm.cmd install npm.cmd --prefix client install npm.cmd --prefix server install</p> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h1 class="heading-element">4. create .env for server</h1> </div> <p>cd server copy .env.example .env cd ..</p> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h1 class="heading-element">5. start backend (keep this window open)</h1> </div> <p>npm.cmd --prefix server run dev</p> <div class="markdown-heading"> <h1 class="heading-element">6. in a new PowerShell window, start frontend</h1> </div> <p>npm.cmd --prefix client run dev</p> </div> </div> <br> <div class="gh-btn-container"><a class="gh-btn" href="https://github.com/dotexeYash/ECO-QUEST" rel="noopener noreferrer">View on GitHub</a></div> <br> </div> <br> <h2> How I Built It </h2> <h2> Why Does Open Innovation Matter? </h2> programming ai opensource ecoquest