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Empowering Minds, Exposing Truths: Navigating College Life Safely

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Welcome to CredLock 🎓

CredLock is a thriving haven for college students, fostering a supportive community that nurtures personal growth and academic excellence. Our mission is deeply rooted in empowering students through shared experiences and valuable educational resources.

About CredLock 🎓

At CredLock, we believe in creating a vibrant community where students are active contributors to each other's learning journey. Here's what sets us apart:

Basic Features

• User Registration and Login: Begin your journey by creating a personal profile on CredLock.
• Blog Creation: Unlock your creativity with intuitive tools to craft and publish your blog posts.
• Content Editing: Customize your content with ease using text formatting options and image upload functionality.
• Comment Section: Foster discussion and interaction with dedicated comment sections for each blog post.
• Search Functionality: Navigate the wealth of content with ease using our search functionality.
• Following System: Build connections and curate your personalized feed by following other bloggers.

Advanced Features

• Content Categorization: Organize your blogs under specific themes for enhanced organization and discovery.
• Analytics Tools: Track the performance of your blog with insights into views, comments, and user demographics.
• Social Media Integration: Share your blog posts effortlessly across popular platforms, amplifying your reach.

Join CredLock

Join us at CredLock and embark on a shared adventure of knowledge, connection, and growth. Together, let's make learning a collaborative and enriching experience.

Usage

• Create a MongoDB database and obtain your MongoDB URI - MongoDB Atlas

• Create a Cloudinary account and obtain your API_KEY API_SECRET and Create FOLDER_NAME by you won - Cloudinary

• Get CLIENT_ID CLIENT_SECRET REFRESH_TOKEN from Google Developer Console

Env Variables

create the .env file inside server directory and add the variables that has been mentioned in .env.sample

Change the JWT_SECRET to whatever you want.

Install Dependencies (frontend & backend)

cd server
npm install
cd ..
cd client
npm install

Run

# Run backend (:4000) & frontend (:3000)
cd server
npm run server

# Run frontend
npm run start

Build & Deploy

# Create frontend prod build
npm run build