README.md

Social-App

This is a social application that includes features like login, register, posting, deleting posts, adding comments, liking, following, unfollowing, and editing profiles.

📙 Features

• User Authentication: Secure login and registration using JWT.
• Post Management:
  • Create posts
  • Delete posts
• Social Interactions:
  • Add comments
  • Like posts
  • Follow users
  • Unfollow users
• Profile Management:
  • Edit your profile information

⚒️ Tech Stack

Client-Side

• React: For building user interfaces.
• SCSS: For styling.
• React Router: For navigating through the app.
• React Query: For data fetching and state management.
• axios: For making HTTP requests.

Server-Side

• Node.js (Express.js): For the backend.
• MySQL: For the database.
• JWT (JSON Web Token): For secure authentication.
• bcryptjs: For hashing passwords.
• multer: For handling file uploads.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (https://nodejs.org/)
• npm (Node Package Manager, included with Node.js)
• MySQL (https://www.mysql.com/)

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/tingyuliu0920/social-app.git
cd social-app