Gallery Website

A JavaScript-based website built with Express and MongoDB Atlas, deployed via Render with CI/CD powered by Jenkins.

Features

• Simple gallery web app
• MongoDB Atlas integration
• Templating with EJS
• Continuous Deployment to Render via Jenkins

Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js + Express
• Database: MongoDB Atlas
• Templating: EJS
• CI/CD: Jenkins
• Hosting: Render

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16+ recommended)
• npm
• Git

Setup

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/machoyamwangi/gallery.git
cd gallery

### install dependencies
npm install

###create .env file
MONGO_URI=mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@cluster0.2jsyouj.mongodb.net/darkroom?retryWrites=true&w=majority
PORT=5000

### Start locally
npm start
http://localhost:5000

###Jenkins Pipeline
pipeline {
    agent any

    stages {
        stage('Checkout') {
            steps {
                git branch: 'main',
                    url: 'https://github.com/machoyamwangi/gallery.git'
            }
        }

        stage('Install Dependencies') {
            steps {
                sh 'npm install'
            }
        }

        stage('Deploy to Render') {
            steps {
                withCredentials([string(credentialsId:'render-webhook', variable:'deploy')]) {
                    sh 'curl -X POST $deploy'
                }
            }
        }
    }

    post {
        success {
            echo '✅ Pipeline completed successfully and deployed to Render!'
        }
        failure {
            echo '❌ Pipeline failed. Check Jenkins logs.'
        }
    }
}
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### Deployment on render with demo link
https://your-app.onrender.com