Services Used

This backend relies on the following services:

• Cloudinary: Cloudinary is used for media asset storage. Follow documentation to get API key: Cloudinary Documentation

• GetStreamIO: GetStreamIO enables direct messaging features in your application. Explore their documentation to get API key: GetStreamIO Documentation

• Firebase: Firebase handles user authentication seamlessly. Follow the documentation to get API key: Firebase Authentication Documentation

• Dale II: Dale II assists in image generation. Get API key from here: Dale II Documentation

Configuration

Before you can run this backend, you need to set up the necessary configuration values. In the appsettings.json file, update the following sections with your API keys and secrets:

{
    "StreamPubKey": "your_stream_pub_key",
    "StreamPrivKey": "your_stream_priv_key",
    "FirebaseApiKey": "your_firebase_api_key",
    "CloudinaryCloud": "your_cloudinary_cloud_name",
    "CloudinaryApiKey": "your_cloudinary_api_key",
    "CloudinaryApiSecret": "your_cloudinary_api_secret",
    "DaleApiKey": "your_dale_api_key"
}

Getting Started

To run this backend on your local machine or a server, follow these steps:

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/YourUsername/SocialAppBackend.git

2. Run API in IDE of the choice

Contributing

If you are interested in contributing to this project, please fork the repository and submit a pull request. We welcome contributions of all types, including bug fixes, feature requests, and documentation improvements.