README.md

Cloud Journal: A MERN-Based Aerial Photography Blogging Platform 🌥️

Cloud Journal is a sleek, high-performance blogging platform built on the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js), specializing in aerial photography. It blends advanced features with modern interfaces to offer a unique content sharing and discovery experience.

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Features

• Create and edit personal blogs; search, comment, and like all the blogs (one like per user per blog)
• Google Account OAuth integration alongside conventional user authentication
• Incorporation of the Aho-Corasick Algorithm for sensitive word filtering
• IP rate limiting for traffic surge and attack protection
• Optimization of query latency through pagination and database indexing
• Integration of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and Testing Tools

Architecture

Demo

Cloud.Journal.Demo.mp4

Getting Started

Prerequisites

To run Cloud Journal, you'll need:

• Node.js v20.8 (not necessarily to be the same version)
• MongoDB Atlas (or local MongoDB)
• Google API Client ID
  • Google account authorization. This API is free.

Installation

1. Create two .env files in the client and server folders respectively and enter your:

   • Port
   • MongoDB Connection URL
   • Google Client ID

   following the .env.example files

2. Enter the root directory in the terminal and operate the client and server through two terminals respectively

3. Install the required packages for the server side and run:

cd server
npm i
npm start

4. Install the required packages for the client side and run:

cd client
npm i --legacy-peer-deps
npm start

5. The browser should automatically open homepage

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.