MasaBlog

Sample Blog with Node.js (ExpressJS) and MySQL

Installation

Step 1. Clone files from repository

Step 2. Create environments and environments.js

environments

MYSQL_DATABASE={Database Name}
MYSQL_USER={User}
MYSQL_PASSWORD={Password}

environments.js

exports.MYSQL_DATABASE = "{Database Name}";
exports.MYSQL_USER = "{MySQL User}";
exports.MYSQL_PASSWORD = "{MySQL Password}";
    
exports.BLOG_NAME = '{Blog Name}';
exports.BLOG_HOME_DESC = '{Blog Description}';
    
exports.MAIL_PROVIDER = '{Mail Provider}';
exports.MAIL_SENDER_USER = '{Mail address that you want to use to send mail from}';
exports.MAIL_SENDER_PASSWORD = '{Password for Mail Sender}';
exports.MAIL_RECEIVER_USER = '{Mail address that you want to receive email}';
exports.MAIL_RECEIVER_PASSWORD = '{Password for Mail receiver}';

Step 3.Start MySQL by command below and Create Database from docs/db_configuration.sql

$ docker-compose up -d

Step 4. Run following command to start application

$ npm install
$ npm start

Step 5. Get your OpenWeather API Key from OpenWeather and Set your location and key at Profile page

Step 6. Enojoy!!

Configuration

Initial Admin Login

Username: root
Password: admin

Gmail Integration (via gmail api)

Turn on the Gmail API

1. Use this wizard to create or select a project in the Google Developers Console and automatically turn on the API. Click Continue, then Go to credentials.
2. On the Add credentials to your project page, click the Cancel button.
3. At the top of the page, select the OAuth consent screen tab. Select an Email address, enter a Product name if not already set, and click the Save button.
4. Select the Credentials tab, click the Create credentials button and select OAuth client ID.
5. Select the application type Web Application, enter the name that you like, and click the Create button.
6. Click OK to dismiss the resulting dialog.
7. Click the ⬇️ (Download JSON) button to the right of the client ID.

Change admin settings to integrate with gmail

1. Go to your admin potal's Profile page and copy and past downloaded client ID json file.

Authorize your google account

1. After update your profile, you will see Email at side menu and click it.
2. Then you should see red button with Authorize text.
3. You click it and you will allow your google account to allow full permission

After authorized your account

1. After you that, you are good to go and you can read, writer and modify your email!