R Blog Site

This is a full-stack blog application with a React frontend and a Node.js backend.

Features

• User Authentication: Secure login and signup functionality.
• Blog Management: Create, edit, and view blog posts.
• User Profiles: View your own blog posts from your profile.
• Quick Reply: Quickly reply to comments from your dashboard.
• Dashboard: A central place to manage your blog and comments.

Tech Stack

Frontend

• Framework: React
• Build Tool: Vite
• Styling: Tailwind CSS

Backend

• Framework: Node.js with Express
• Database: MongoDB with Mongoose
• Authentication: JSON Web Tokens (JWT)

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• npm
• Docker (optional)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Ro706/blog.git

2. Install dependencies for both frontend and backend:

   cd blog
   npm install
   cd backend
   npm install

Build and Run

Frontend

To run the frontend in development mode:

npm run dev

Backend

To run the backend server:

cd backend
nodemon

Docker

This project is containerized with Docker.

Docker Compose

The compose.yaml file can be used to run the entire application (frontend and backend).

docker-compose up -d

To stop the services:

docker-compose down