Find Devs

Connect and Discover with Skilled Developers

About

• FindDevs - Website

• FindDevs is an open source project that aims to create a platform for developers to showcase their skills and connect with potential collaborators, all in a user-friendly and searchable format.

Features

• Users can search by developer name, title, skill.
• A strong search system has been created just for this.

How to add your profile Data

Prerequisites

• A GitHub account.
• Git installed on your local development environment.
• Node Package Manager (npm) installed on your local development environment.

Steps to Add Your Profile Data

1. Fork the repository: To create a copy of the repository in your GitHub account, click on the "Fork" button in the top right corner of the project repository page.

2. Clone the forked repository: To clone the repository to your local development environment, open the terminal or command prompt and run the following command:

	git clone https://github.com/<your-github-username>/devfinds.git

3. Install dependencies: To install the necessary dependencies for the project, navigate to the project directory and run the following command:

	npm install

4. Navigate to the public/data folder in your project directory.

5. Create a new JSON file named your_github_username.json (replace your_github_username with your actual GitHub username). Open the file you just created.

6. Add the following JSON object, replacing the placeholder values with your own details:

{
  "name": "Your Name",
  "headline": "Your Designation",
  "location": "Your Location",
  "bio": "Your Bio should be 30-40 words not more then that",
  "avatar": "https://github.com/<your-github-username>.png",
  "portfolio": "Your Portfolio URL or Github URL",
  "skills": ["Your Skill 1", "Your Skill 2", "..."],
  "social": {
    "GitHub": "https://github.com/<github-username>",
    "Twitter": "https://twitter.com/<twitter-username>",
    "LinkedIn": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/<linkedin-username>"
  }
}

7. Save the your_github_username.json file.

8. Navigate to the src folder in your project directory. Open the DevList.json file.

9. Add your JSON filename (your_github_username.json) to the array of filenames in the DevList.json file, like this:

["filename1.json", "filename2.json", "your_github_username.json"]

10. Save the DevList.json file.

11. Create a new branch: To create a new branch for your profile, run the following command:

	git checkout -b add-profile

12. Add your changed files to the stage by running the following command:

	git add .

13. Commit your changes: To save your changes to the branch, run the following command:

	git commit -m "add: <your-name>"

14. Push to the branch: To push the changes to the remote repository, run the following command:

	git push origin add-profile

15. Create a pull request: To submit your changes to the main repository, create a pull request by clicking on the "Compare & pull request" button on your forked repository page.

16. Wait for review and merge: Wait for the project maintainers to review and merge your changes.

Once your changes are merged, your profile data will be added to the project's DevList.json file and your profile will be displayed on the project's website.

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