MERN Stack Blog App

This is a MERN (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js) stack-based blog application that allows users to create, read, update, and delete blog posts. The project is divided into two main folders - "client" for the frontend and "api" for the backend.

Technologies Used

Frontend (Client):

• React: A JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
• React Router: For handling client-side routing.

Backend (API):

• Express.js: A web application framework for Node.js.
• MongoDB: A NoSQL database used to store blog post data.
• Mongoose: An Object Data Modeling (ODM) library for MongoDB.
• bcrypt: For password hashing and authentication.
• JSON Web Tokens (JWT): For user authentication and authorization.
• Multer: A middleware for handling file uploads.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js: Make sure you have Node.js installed. You can download it from https://nodejs.org/.
• MongoDB: Install and configure a MongoDB instance. You can download MongoDB from https://www.mongodb.com/try/download/community.

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/prasanth7890/Blog-App.git
   

2. Install dependencies for both the client and API:

   cd client
   npm install
   cd ../api
   npm install
   

3. Create a .env file in the "api" folder and set the following environment variables:

   DB_URL=your_mongodb_connection_string
   SECRET=your_secret_key
   
   

4. Start the server (from the "api" folder) and the client application (from the "client" folder) separately:

   Start the API server

   nodemon server.js

   Start the client

   npm start

Usage

Once the server and client are running, you can access the application by visiting http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.

The app allows users to:

• Users can login and Register

• Create new blog posts

• View existing blog posts

• Edit and update blog posts