rileyradoll / bloccit

Bloccit is a Reddit inspired application.

Bloccit

Bloccit is a Reddit inspired application

Users can sign up, create posts, comment on posts, vote on posts, favorite posts and receive updates on their favorited posts via email.

Demo Site

Features

• Users can sign up for a free account by providing a user name, password and email
• Users can sign in and out of Bloccit
• Users can view topics and posts
• Users can comment on posts
• Users can create new posts and edit posts they own
• Users can up/down vote any post
• Users can favorite any post and be emailed with updates on that post
• User's profile displays their posts and comments
• Users can add a Gravatar to their profile
• User roles available: member, admin and moderator
• Admins can delete and create any topic or post

Built With

Languages and Frameworks:

• Ruby 2.2.1
• Rails 4.2.5
• Bootstrap

Databases:

• SQLite - Test, Development
• PostgreSQL - Production

Tools and Gems:

• BCrypt for secure passwords
• SendGrid for email confirmation
• FactoryGirl for test suite success

Setup and Configuration

Setup:

• Environment variables using Figaro are stored in config/application.yml.

• The config/application.example.yml file shows how environment variables should be stored.

To run Blocipedia locally:

1. Clone the repository
2. Run bundle install
3. Create and migrate the database with rake db:create and rake db:migratecd
4. Start the server using rails server
5. Run the app on localhost:3000