TweetNow

TweetNow is a opensource social media created with Vue.js+Inertia SSR and Laravel. It is a social media platform that allows users to post short messages, follow other users, and engage in conversations through comments and likes.

Features

• login and registration
• Profile view, editing
• Create Post
• Follow/Unfollow users
• More changes and features on the way.

Technologies Used

This project is a web application built with Laravel, utilizing Vue.js and Inertia.js for a modern frontend experience.

Getting Started

These instructions will guide you to set up a local development environment for TweetNow.

Prerequisites

• PHP 8.1
• Node.js: Make sure Node.js is installed on your system. ( v18.12.1 )
• Composer: Make sure Composer is installed on your system.
• MySQL: Install and set up a MySQL database server.

Installation

1. Open a terminal and navigate to the './src/' folder.

2. Install PHP dependencies using Composer:

   composer install

3. Copy the '.env.example' file and make the required configuration changes in the '.env' file

    cp .env.example .env

4. Generate an application key:

   php artisan key:generate

5. Give database credentials to '.env' file and Migrate tables to database by running the below command:

   php artisan migrate

6. Seed a the database:

   php artisan db:seed

7. Install JavaScript dependencies using npm:

   npm install

8. Inside 'tweetnow/src/' In a separate terminal run:

   npm run dev

9. Inside 'tweetnow/src/' In another terminal run:

   php artisan serve

   The application should start at this link: http://127.0.0.1:8000/

   If you have seeded the database then you can use this test user credential for testing and development:

   johndoe@example.com
   password
   

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