Medium - A Blog React App 🔗

• A React app styled with Tailwind CSS and powered by a serverless backend using Cloudflare Workers for enhanced performance.

• It features Recoil state management for efficient caching, JWT-based authentication, and comprehensive TypeScript with Zod for type safety and validation.

Features

• Database Integration with Prisma and PostgreSQL.
• Robust Authentication and Validation Using JWT.
• Efficient State Management with Recoil.
• Serverless Backend with Cloudflare Workers.

Live Link

https://blog-app-ten-neon.vercel.app/

Screenshots

Run Locally(Backend)

  git clone https://github.com/Rashidziya/Blog-App

Go to the project directory

  cd Blog-App/Backend

Install dependencies

  npm install

Start the server

  npm run dev

Run Locally(Frontend)

  git clone https://github.com/Rashidziya/Blog-App

Go to the project directory

  cd Blog-App/Frontend

Install dependencies

  npm install

Start the server

  npm run dev

Open your browser and go to http://localhost:5173

Dependencies

Key libraries and packages used in this project: Frontend

• HTTP Client: Axios
• Routing: react-router-dom
• Typeinference: @rashidziya/medium-common: ^1.0.3

Environment Variables: Frontend

• Add BACKEND_URL='own backend api' in bacendurl.ts

Evironment Variables : Backend

Create Top level wrangler.toml file.

• put JWT_SECRET='own jwt secret'
• put BACKEND_URL='own connection pool usl'

Create a Top-Level .env file.

• put BACKEND_URL = 'own postgreSQL url'

For all the dependencies see package.json file for frontend and backend.

Lessons Learned

• Shared Types with npm: shared npm package for types between the backend and frontend, ensuring type safety and consistency across environments
• React Fundamentals: Deepened understanding of React, enhancing my ability to write and optimize React code.
• Component Interaction: Mastered the use of React hooks like useState and useEffect for state management and side effects.
• API Integration: Gained experience in fetching and handling data through APIs.
• Data Handling: Learned to effectively render dynamic data using JavaScript’s map function.

Author

• @Rashidziya

License

MIT