Code Network

😀 Demo

Check out the live version: codenetwork.netlify.app

💻 Tech Stack

🎙 About The Project

This project is an open-source social network for developers built with serverless archietecture. It has many features from creating posts to playing tech trivia. Full list of current features:

• Authentication with email/password
• Posts with CRUD functionality
• Commenting on posts
• Liking and disliking posts
• Dark theme toggle
• Play tech trivia (a fun trivia game)

👨‍💻 Contributing

• Contributions are greatly appreciated.
• Check out Contributing.md file for more details

🛡️ License

This project is licensed under an MIT license. Check out LICENSE file for more info.

🛠 Installation

1. Make sure you have node.js installed, run this command to check if its installed:

node --version

2. Fork & Clone the repository and run yarn install or npm install in root directory

3. Create a MongoDB atlas account and a new database and database user

4. Copy your MongoDB URI and replace the URI in src/lambda/helpers/createClient.js

const client = new MongoClient( 
    `mongodb+srv://adminUser:${MONGODB_PASSWORD}@main.kyvd3.mongodb.net/development?retryWrites=true&w=majority`,
    { useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true }
);

Store your db user's password in an environment variable in a .env.local file

4. Add a JWT_SECRET env variable in your .env.local file e.g JWT_SECRET=thisismysecret

5. Install Netlify CLI globally:

npm install -g netlify-cli

6. Run netlify dev or ntl dev in command line to start server on port 8888

7. Navigate to localhost:8888 to view web app. :)

😍 Show Your Support

Give the project a ⭐ if you like it.

🧠 Future Features

Here is a list of features that may be added in the future:

• Attaching images to posts
• Custom profile pictures
• Live messaging with firebase
• More information on user profiles