README.md

Introduction

Creating simple blog with MERN Stack

Stack

• MongoDB
• Express
• React + Redux
• NodeJS

Installation Instructions

• Git clone the project
• Run npm install in both the folders (blog-frontend & blog-api)
• Add .env file in the blog-api folder and add Mongo URL and JWT secret
• Run npm start in both the folders (blog-frontend & blog-api)

Tasks

• Create Project with Frontend and API folders
• Install the main packages: Mongo, Express, React + Redux, Material UI, JWT
• Add basic user authentication (For admin 'Add Blog' feature) which can be extended to social login for users
• Add Blog Functionality
• Update Blog Functionality
• Remove Blog Functionality
• Add Categories
• Add morgan for request logging
• Comments Functionality
• Like and Share Functionality
• Bundling and pushing to Heroku (or sud-reddy.tech)
• Use Auth0 for authentication