Mern Twitter Clone

Description

This is a Twitter clone application built using Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB for the backend, and React.js for the frontend. The application allows users to register, login, post tweets, and view tweets from other users. X-Clone

Features

• User authentication (register, login, logout)
• JWT-based authentication
• Secure cookie handling
• Create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) tweets
• Follow and unfollow users
• Real-time notifications
• Like and bookmark tweets
• Display tweets from followed users

Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB
• Frontend: React.js, Axios
• Middleware: JWT, bcrypt, cookie-parser, cors, morgan
• Deployment: Netlify (Frontend), onrender (Backend) hosting service

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:

• Node.js and npm installed
• MongoDB installed and running

Installation

Backend

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/Mern-Twitter-Clone.git
   cd Mern-Twitter-Clone
   

2. Navigate to the server directory

   cd server
   

3. Install backend dependencies

   npm install
   

4. Create a .env file in the server directory and add the following environment variables

   PORT=8080
   MONGO_URL=your_mongodb_connection_string
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
   NODE_ENV=development
   DEV_MODE=development
   FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:3000
   

5. Start the backend server

   nodemon || node app.js
   

Frontend

1. Navigate to the client directory

   cd ../client

2. Install frontend dependencies

   npm install
   

3. Create a .env file in the client directory and add the following

   REACT_APP_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080/api/v1
   

4. Start the frontend development server

   npm start
   

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to contribute to ApexBooking Health, please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name).
3. Make your changes and commit them (git commit -m 'Add new feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feature-name).
5. Create a new Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contact

For any inquiries or support, please contact me at harismohanty8658gmail.com.

Thank you for using X Clone!