ClipCloud MERN Stack App
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Frontend (React.js and CSS):
- Homepage: Display a list of uploaded videos.
- Video Player: Create a component to play videos with controls for play, pause, and fullscreen.
- User Authentication: Implement user authentication using Firebase Authentication to allow users to sign up, log in, and manage their profiles.
- Upload Form: Develop a form for users to upload videos, including title, description, and thumbnail image.
- **Redux: A state management library for JavaScript applications. It helps manage the state of your application in a predictable way, which is crucial for large-scale applications
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Styling (CSS):
- Design a responsive and user-friendly interface using CSS to ensure a consistent look and feel across different devices.
- Create styles for video thumbnails, player controls, and other UI components.
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Backend (Node.js and Express.js):
- API Endpoints: Set up Express.js routes to handle CRUD operations for videos. This includes creating, reading, updating, and deleting videos in the database.
- MongoDB Integration: Use MongoDB to store video metadata, such as title, description, uploader information, and references to video files and thumbnail images.
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Firebase Storage for Videos and Images:
- Utilize Firebase Storage to store video files and thumbnail images securely. When a user uploads a video, store the video file in Firebase Storage and save the file URL or reference in the MongoDB database.
- Handle user authentication to control access to upload and delete operations.
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Integration:
- Connect the frontend and backend by making API requests from React components to the Express.js server.
- Implement logic to fetch and display video data dynamically on the front-end.
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Additional Features:
- Comments and Likes: Allow users to leave comments on videos and like or dislike them.
- Subscription System: Implement a subscription system to enable users to follow channels and receive updates on new uploads.
- Search Functionality: Develop a search feature to help users find specific videos based on keywords.
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Security and Permissions:
- Implement security measures to ensure that only authenticated users can upload videos.