ViShare

A videso sharing application built using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node) with JWT authentication.

Features

• User Authentication (Signup/Login) using JWT
• Upload and manage videos
• View videos with like and comment functionality
• User profiles

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React.js, Redux, CSS
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• Authentication: JSON Web Tokens (JWT)

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• npm or yarn
• MongoDB

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/youtube-clone.git
   cd youtube-clone

2. Install dependencies for both server and client

   # For server
   cd server
   npm install
   
   # For client
   cd ../client
   npm install

3. Set up environment variables

   Create a .env file in the server directory with the following content:

   MONGO_URI=your_mongo_db_connection_string
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
   

4. Run the application

   # Start the server
   cd server
   npm start
   
   # Start the client
   cd ../client
   npm start