LinkUp

Welcome to LinkUp, a social media app where users can connect, share, and engage with each other's content!

How to Get Started:

Register your Account
Verify your Email
Log in to your Account

Note: Currently, the application is optimized for desktop use only and does not offer full support for mobile devices. Mobile compatibility is under development.

Features

User Profiles: Create and customize personal profiles.

Post Creation: Share text posts, images, and videos with your network.

Liking and Commenting: Interact with posts by liking and commenting on them.

User Connections: Connect other users to see their posts in your feed.

Dark Mode and Light Mode: Choose your preferred theme for comfortable viewing.

Responsive UI Design: Enjoy a seamless experience across different devices.

Technologies

Client-Side Technologies

Frontend Framework: React
Build Tool: Vite
Styling: Tailwind CSS
State Management: Redux Toolkit
Form Handling: React Hook Form
Icons: React Icons
Routing: React Router DOM
Image and Video Uploads: Cloudinary
API Calls: Axios
Date and Time Formatting: Moment.js

Server-Side Technologies

Backend: Node.js, Express, MongoDB

Backend Key Packages:

bcryptjs (password hashing)
body-parser (parsing incoming request bodies)
cloudinary (image and video uploads)
cors (enabling cross-origin requests)
dotenv (loading environment variables)
express (web framework)
helmet (security middleware)
jsonwebtoken (authentication)
mongoose (MongoDB ODM)
morgan (request logging middleware)
node-cache (caching)
nodemailer (email functionality)
nodemon (development server)
uuid (generating unique IDs)

Clone the repository:

Bash
git clone https://github.com/dhirendrasingh25/LinkHub.git

Install dependencies: 

Bash
cd client
npm install

cd server
npm install
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Create a .env file in the server directory and add your environment variables (e.g., MongoDB connection string, Cloudinary credentials).

Start the development servers:

Bash
cd client
npm run dev

cd server
npm run dev
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Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser to access the app.