Writing about tech can be just as important as making it. Developers spend plenty of time creating new applications and debugging existing codebases, but most developers also spend at least some of their time reading and writing about technical concepts, recent advancements, and new technologies.
The purpose of this project was to built a CMS-style blog site - similar to a WordPress site - where developers could publish their blog posts and comment on other developers' posts as well. This application follows the MVC paradigm in its architecture structure, atilizes Handlebars.js as the templating language, Sequelize as the ORM, and the express-session npm package for authentication.
- HTML5 / CSS3
- JavaScript
- Node.js
- MySQL
- npm packages: MySQL2, Sequelize, Express Handlebars, express-session, connect-session-sequeilize, dotenv, node.bcrypt.js
https://frozen-sierra-30429.herokuapp.com/
- To install this application,
git clonethis repository, or download the.zipfile in the dropdown after clicking the ‘Code’ button at the top of this repository—as long as it is in your local branch. - Ensure Node.js is installed in your operating system.
- Create a
.envfile in the root directory with the following information, and include your MySQL username (DB_USER) and password (DB_PASSWORD) between the single quotes:
DB_NAME='tech_blog_db'
DB_USER=''
DB_PASSWORD=''
- Install all of the npm packages listed above via command-line in terminal.
- Initialize MySQL by running
mysql -u root -p, and enter your password when prompted. Once loaded, enterSOURCE db/schema.sql;to create the database. Exit MySQL by enteringquit;in terminal. - The application can be accessed by visiting
http://localhost:3001in the browser after running the following command:
node server.js
Feel free to use the guest account with these credentials to explore the functionality of this web application:
Username: guest Password: rlalo4fz4l
An unregistered user will be able to navigate to the homepage, login, or signup links, as well as view blog posts without being able to leave comments.
On the other hand, a registered user will have access to the dashboard, where they could create, edit, or delete posts. In addition, a registered user will have to ability to leave comments on blog posts. A logout button will be displayed in the navigation upon login.
The user's session will automatically expire after 10 minutes of idle activity.
For any questions about this repository, please contact me at demi.h@me.com.
To view more of my works, please visit my GitHub: demivlkv.