Threads

I recreated the Threads application to improve my web development skills, particularly focusing on React and Next.js.

⚒️ Tech Stack

• For the frontend, I used React and Next.js to build a dynamic server-rendered application, with Tailwind CSS for styling and next-themes for dark mode support.
• For authentication, I integrated next-auth to handle user sign-ins securely.
• For the database, I chose MongoDB, and I used bcrypt to encrypt passwords.
• To enhance user experience, I implemented react-toastify for notifications.
• The entire project is written in TypeScript for better type safety and maintainability.

🚀 Getting Started

Make sure you have Node.js v18.18 or later installed.

1. Clone this repository

git clone https://github.com/extrymes/Threads.git
cd Threads

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Create .env file containing the required environment variables (see below)

touch .env

4. Build and run the project

npm run build
npm start

🔑 Environment Variables

These keys are necessary for the project and must be declared as environment variables in the .env file.

Variable name	Description
MONGODB_CLIENT	The MongoDB connection string (take a look at MongoDB Manual).
MONGODB_DATABASE	The name of the database to connect to.
NEXTAUTH_SECRET	A random string used to hash tokens, sign/encrypt cookies and generate cryptographic keys.
NEXTAUTH_URL	The canonical URL of the site (e.g. http://localhost:3000 for local development).

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.

This project is released under the MIT License.