Blogr

Blogr is a feature-rich social media application that supports user interaction, content sharing, and community building.

Features

• Content Creation: Users can create and share content on the platform.
• User Authentication: The application supports user sign-up/sign-in via email or social media accounts.
• Profile Management: This includes user onboarding and the ability for users to update their profiles.
• Multi-level Comment System: Users can comment on posts, and these comments can also have replies, creating a multi-level (threaded) discussion.
• User Search Functionality: Users can search for other users on the platform.
• Community Creation and Management: Users can create and manage communities, which are groups of users who share common interests.

Technologies Used

• Next.js
• TypeScript
• Clerk
• Zod
• Tailwind CSS
• Shadcn
• MongoDB
• Uploadthing
• React Hook Form
• Docker
• Kubernetes

Development Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/royaals/Blogr.git

2. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

3. copy the .env.example file to .env.local:

   cp .env.example .env.local

4. Insert your credentials into the environment variables in the .env.local file.

5. Start the development server:

   npm run dev

Using Docker for Local Development

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/royaals/Blogr.git
   
   

2. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

3. Insert your credentials into the environment variables in the docker-compose.yml file.

4. Run the Docker Compose command to start the development server:

   docker-compose up --build