Blog 📝

A full-stack blogging platform with markdown support and authentication.

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Tech Stack

Backend: Express.js, MongoDB, Mongoose, JWT
Frontend: Next.js, Material-UI, react-markdown

Setup

1. Clone & Install

git clone <repository-url>
cd blog

# Install client
cd client && yarn install

# Install server
cd ../server && yarn install

2. Configure Environment

Create .env in server/ folder:

NODE_ENV=development
PORT=8000
DATABASE=your_mongodb_uri
DATABASE_PASSWORD=your_password
JWT_SECRET=your_secret
JWT_EXPIRES_IN=90d
JWT_TOKEN_EXPIRES_IN=90

3. Run

Terminal 1:

cd server
yarn prod

Terminal 2:

cd client
yarn build && yarn start

Visit http://localhost:3000

Features

• Create, edit, and delete blog posts
• Markdown support
• JWT authentication
• Responsive design
• SSR with Next.js

Project Structure

blog/
├── client/         # Next.js frontend
└── server/         # Express.js backend

Author

Deephang Thegim

License

MIT