"And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee." -Nietzsche 🕳

What is Abyss?

Abyss is a Computer Science project which is a social media platform designed as a stepping stone into learning JavaScript/TypeScript and React. The website incorporates Google authentication to allow users to login and create posts. Abyss is ultimately, a light-weight, stripped-down social media platform.

Abyss tools

Abyss uses a variety of tools. The main ones being Typescript, React, TailwindCSS, React Router, Firebase (Firestore & Authentication) and Node.

(Functions of Resources)

• Typescript: Programming Language which is a superset of Javascript
• React: Javascript Library
• TailwindCSS: CSS framework
• React Ruter: Additional library to React which allows multi-page application
• Firebase: Database hosting service
• Node: JavaScript runtime

How do I run Abyss on my own device?

Requirements:

• Node https://nodejs.org/en/download/
• Git https://git-scm.com/downloads

1. Open cmd
2. Type cd (Directory) e.g. cd Desktop
4. Type in git clone https://github.com/NotTacoz/Abyss.git
5. Type in cd Abyss
6. Type in npm install
7. Type in npm start
8. Enjoy!

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