Prevent direct Vercel deployment without proper environment setup

.vercelignore

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+# Ignore Server directory - backend should be deployed separately
+Server/
+
+# Ignore documentation and guide files
+*.md
+!README.md
+
+# Ignore test files and scripts  
+test-*.js
+test-*.html
+quick-*.js
+simple-*.js
+*test*.js
+*Test*.js
+debug-*.js
+
+# Ignore git files
+.git/
+.gitignore
+
+# Ignore environment files (should be set in Vercel dashboard)
+.env*
+!.env.example
+
+# Ignore build artifacts from root
+build/
+dist/
+node_modules/
+
+# Ignore IDE files
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# Ignore OS files
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Ignore logs
+*.log
+logs/
+
+# Ignore temporary files
+tmp/
+temp/

Client/.env.example

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+# Firebase Configuration (Required)
+VITE_FIREBASE_API_KEY=your_firebase_api_key_here
+VITE_FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN=your_project.firebaseapp.com
+VITE_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID=your_firebase_project_id
+VITE_FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET=your_project.appspot.com
+VITE_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID=your_sender_id_here
+VITE_FIREBASE_APP_ID=your_app_id_here
+
+# Cloudinary Configuration (Required for file uploads)
+VITE_CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloud_name
+VITE_CLOUDINARY_UPLOAD_PRESET=your_upload_preset
+
+# Backend API URL (Required - Change based on deployment)
+VITE_API_BASE_URL=http://localhost:5000
+VITE_SOCKET_URL=http://localhost:5000
+
+# Production URLs (Update these for production deployment)
+# VITE_API_BASE_URL=https://your-backend-url.herokuapp.com
+# VITE_SOCKET_URL=https://your-backend-url.herokuapp.com