📦 README.md

🎵 Tunes – Music Streaming Web App

A full-stack music streaming platform where users can upload and stream MP3 files. Built using React, Node.js, and MongoDB, the app demonstrates how to handle audio upload, real-time streaming, and secure backend communication.

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🚀 Features

• Upload MP3 files and store metadata
• Stream audio directly from the server
• Real-time play/pause functionality with HTML5 <audio>
• MongoDB to store song info (title, artist, etc.)
• Responsive UI with player controls
• REST API for file handling and data retrieval

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🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend

• React.js (Hooks + Functional Components)
• HTML5 <audio> element
• CSS3 / Bootstrap / Material UI (based on your usage)

Backend

• Node.js + Express.js
• Multer (for file uploads)
• MongoDB (with Mongoose)

DevOps

• Docker-ready (if containerized)
• CORS enabled for frontend-backend communication

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📁 Project Structure

/client       → React app
/server       → Node.js backend
/uploads      → Uploaded music files

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⚙️ Setup Instructions

▶️ Local Setup

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/amarbalu/tunes.git
cd tunes

2. Backend Setup

cd server
npm install
npm start

Backend will run at: http://localhost:5000

3. Frontend Setup

cd client
npm install
npm start

Frontend will run at: http://localhost:3000

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🔌 API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/upload	Uploads an MP3 file
GET	/songs	Returns all uploaded songs
GET	/stream/:id	Streams selected MP3 file

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📷 Screenshots

[Include screenshots or a short GIF of the player UI + upload functionality] (You can add them in a /screenshots folder and link them here)

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💡 Future Enhancements

• User authentication & playlists
• Lyrics integration (e.g., Musixmatch API)
• Search & filter songs
• Stream from AWS S3 / Cloudinary
• Dark mode player UI

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👨‍💻 Author

Amar Balu

• 💼 GitHub
• ✍️ Medium
• 🌐 Portfolio

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