Introduction

This is MyMovies. A movie-journal app which allows users to make lists keeping track of their favourite films while sharing them with other users.

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Objectives

To build a full stack tracking-type web application with user logins, authentication and the ability to have unique profiles. I wanted this app to be a place where fellow movie buffs could track their movies and share their favourite with others.

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Who is this for?

Film enthusiasts looking for a convenient way to keep track of their movie habits

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Optimizations

These are some of the optimizations I am in the midst of implementing into my project given the time.

• Add Google Auth (on top of Passport which is currently functional)
• General optimizations for progressive rendering
• Add more responsiveness for mobile devices/tablets/smaller screens

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Tech used

JavaScript, MongoDB, Express, Node, CSS, EJS, Passport, Bootstrap5

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Packages/Dependencies used

bcrypt, connect-mongo, dotenv, ejs, express, express-flash, express-session, mongodb, mongoose, morgan, nodemon, passport, passport-local, validator, bootstrap

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Install

npm install

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Things to add

• Create a .env file in config folder and add the following as key = value
  • PORT = 2121 (can be any port example: 3000)
  • DB_STRING = your database URI
  • CLOUD_NAME = your cloudinary cloud name
  • API_KEY = your cloudinary api key
  • API_SECRET = your cloudinary api secret

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Run

npm start