Memories

Memories is a React-based web application that enables users to create, update, like and delete posts. Users can sign up or log in using custom credentials or their Google account. The app features a dynamic homepage that updates in real-time as users interact with the platform. Posts can include titles, messages, tags, and optional image uploads. Additionally, users have the ability to edit their existing posts during their session. Memories offers a seamless and interactive experience for sharing and managing personal memories.

Installation

In the project directory, you can run:

Server

This folder includes the Node server.
Switch to your server folder first in your terminal and run:

npm install

This will install all the dependencies. Next, run:

npm run start

Runs the server and it starts listening to requests from client interface.
Open http://localhost:5000 to verify if the server's running.

Python_Server

This folder includes the Django server.
If you want to serve your web client using this server, you will have to make some changes to the client folder.
To know more, follow the instructions provided in the Usage section.

Client

Next, switch to your client folder in another terminal and run:

npm install

This will install all the project dependencies. Next run:

npm run start

Runs the app in the development mode.
Open http://localhost:3000 to view it in your browser.

Usage

The main branch of this repository includes the project files which runs on a Node server.
If you want to serve using this server, you can run it following the Installation guidelines.

To make it run on a Django server, do the following:

Install pipenv using command-line as:
```
pip install pipenv
```
or follow the link https://pypi.org/project/pipenv/ .
Switch to your python_server directory and create your pipenv environment following the instructions in the link mentioned in instruction 1.
Then, activate your pipenv shell and run the command:
```
pipenv install
```
This will install all the dependecies. Next, run:
```
py manage.py runserver
```
Runs the Django server serving at http://localhost:8000 .
Before running your client, migrate the api folder and index.js from the pyserver branch into your client/src folder.
Now, you may start running the client folder as usual from the CLI.
If you want to enable Google Authentication, remember to replace the text "Your Google OAuth2.0 Client ID" in client/src/index.js with your Google OAuth Client ID. Also, do the same for your .env file in Node server that you are runnning.

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