GitHub Profile Finder

A Next.js application that allows you to search and explore GitHub user profiles.

Setup

1. Create a .env.local file in the root directory with the following content:

NEXT_PUBLIC_GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_token_here

2. To get your GitHub token:
   • Go to GitHub Settings > Developer Settings > Personal Access Tokens
   • Generate a new token with the read:user and user:email scopes
   • Copy the token and paste it in your .env.local file

Features

• Search GitHub users by username
• Filter users by location
• View detailed user profiles including:
  • Repositories
  • Followers
  • Following
• Dark mode support
• Responsive design

Development

1. Install dependencies:

npm install

2. Run the development server:

npm run dev

3. Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser

Note

The GitHub API has rate limits:

• Without authentication: 60 requests per hour
• With authentication: 5,000 requests per hour

It's recommended to set up a GitHub token to avoid rate limiting issues.