zainab-gull/mern-crud-operations ? reverse-engineered prompt

Build me a simple full stack CRUD app where I can create, view, edit, and delete items from a clean web interface.

I want a basic client side app and a server side API that work together, with data saved in a database so it sticks around after refresh. Make it easy to manage one simple kind of record, like contacts, notes, or products, and keep the UI straightforward enough for a beginner to use.

Please set up the whole project so I can run the client and server separately, and make sure the app actually talks to the backend properly. Add the usual form handling, table or list view, and buttons for editing and deleting entries. If anything important is missing, use sensible defaults and keep the code easy to understand so I can build on it later.