sauravshekharsingh / social-media-app

Social Media Application using Node.js, Express, MongoDB, Firebase with login, signup, creating/deleting post, liking and commenting posts, notifications, viewing profile

Social Media App Project

This project is a social media app built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, React, and Firebase. The app allows users to connect with each other through posts, likes, comments, and profiles.

Functionalities

• User authentication via login and signup
• Create and delete posts
• Add and remove likes
• Add and remove comments
• View and update user profiles
• Receive notifications for account-related activities
• Upload photos

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express
• MongoDB
• React
• Firebase

Screenshots

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• MongoDB
• Firebase Account

Installation

• Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/username/social-media-app.git

• Install dependencies:

cd social-media-app
npm install

• Set up Firebase:

  • Create a Firebase account and project
  • Generate Firebase API keys for the project
  • Add the API keys to a .env file in the root directory in backend

FIREBASE_API_KEY
FIREBASE_APP_ID
FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN
FIREBASE_MEASUREMENT_ID
FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID
FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID
FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET
JWT_SECRET
SALT_ROUNDS
MONGO_URL
PORT

• Add the API keys to a .env file in the root directory in frontend

REACT_APP_API_BASE_URL

• Start the server:

npm start

• Open the app in your browser at http://localhost:8000 or on the specified PORT in the .env file

Contributors

Saurav Shekhar Singh | @sauravshekharsingh