express-social-server

This is the server for a social network that provides several API's to a frontend for backend logic and database interaction
Based on Ed Roh's Full Stack Course with my own additions such as a refined Comments section, User search from searchbar, Cloud hosting for images and fixes.

Link to web frontend repository
Link to react native frontend repository

Demo

A demo of the frontend is available here
*Requires sign-up but feel free to use the dummy email and password.
Sample account: [email protected] and 12345678

Stack used:

• Express JS for backend api and/or routing
• MongoDB for database
• Cloudinary for image hosting

Running locally

-- Git clone the repository from terminal

git clone https://github.com/SilverMarcs/express-social-server.git

• Move to the cloned folder

cd express-social-server

• Install node dependencies and wait until they get installed

npm install

• Rename .env.example file to .env and link a MongoDB cluster and set your JWT_SECRET. You will also need to add your Cloudinary credentials

• Start the server. It should start running at http://localhost:3001

npm run start