BLOGGING PLATFORM

Visit my website https://blog-jkdx.onrender.com/api/v1/users/register

Description

This is a fullstack blogging platform built using JavaScript library (React) on the frontend and Node.js with Express and MongoDB on the backend.

The platform allows users to create, delete and update blog posts.
Each blog post is associated with its respective author, and users can log in to manage their own posts.

Features

• User Authentication: Sign up, log in, and log out functionality using JWT with access and refresh tokens for secure session management.
• Profile Picture Upload: Users can upload profile pictures during registration.
• Blog Posts: Users can create, delete,view and update blog posts.
• Author Attribution: Each post is attributed to its respective author.
• Database: MongoDB is used for data storage, with Mongoose to handle schema and data modeling.
• Hashed Passwords: Secured password storage using bcrypt.

Technologies Used

• Frontend: React, HTML5, CSS3
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js, Mongoose
• Database: MongoDB
• Cloudinary: For image uploads
• Authentication: JSON Web Tokens (JWT), bcrypt, Access and Refresh tokens
• Hosting: Render for frontend and backend

Installation

1. Clone the repository:
   https://github.com/akshat09867/Blog.git

2. Install dependencies:

   cd Backend
   npm init
   npm i
   cd frontend
   npm install

3. Create a .env file (for Environment Variables):

   MONGODB_URI=yourMongoDBConnectionString
   SERVER_PORT=yourPort
   JWT_ACCESS_SECRET=yourAccessTokenSecretKey
   JWT_REFRESH_SECRET=yourRefreshTokenSecretKey
   JWT_ACCESS_EXPIRATION=yourAccessTokenExpiringTime
   JWT_REFRESH_EXPIRATION=yourRefreshTokenExpiringTime
   CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=yourCloudinaryApiKey
   CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=yourCloudinaryApiSecret
   CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=yourCloudinaryCloudName

4. Run:

   cd Backend
   npm run dev

5. Open your browser and navigate to:
   http://localhost:{yourPort}/api/v1/users/register