Simple Social Media App

Description

This is a simple social media application built using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js). It allows users to create profiles, share posts, interact with others, and build a social network.

Features

• User Profiles:
  • Users can create profiles with their name, profile picture, location, and description.
• Posts:
  • Users can create posts with text and images.
  • Users can like and comment on posts.
• Social Interactions:
  • Users can follow other users.

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository:
2. Install dependencies:
3. Set up environment variables:

• Create a .env file in the root directory.
• Define the following variables:

  PORT=3001
  MONGODB_URI=<your-mongodb-uri>
  

4. Start the development server:

Database Schema

The application uses MongoDB as its database. Here's the schema for the collections:

Users Collection:

• _id: ObjectId
• name: String
• email: String
• password: String
• profilePicture: String
• location: String
• description: String
• friends: Array of ObjectIds

Posts Collection:

• _id: ObjectId
• content: String
• images: Array of Strings
• author: ObjectId
• likes: Array of ObjectIds
• comments: Array of Objects

Images Collection:

• _id: ObjectId
• path: String
• uploader: ObjectId

License

MIT License

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please create an issue or submit a pull request if you find any bugs or want to suggest improvements.