🎮 CineSync

Watch movies with your friends in sync, no matter where you are. Built with the MERN stack + Socket.io for real-time video synchronization.

🌐 Tech Stack

• Frontend: React + Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB + Mongoose
• Real-time: Socket.io
• Authentication: JWT + bcrypt

🚀 Features

• 🔐 User Authentication (Signup/Login)
• 🧩 Create and Join Movie Rooms
• 🎥 Real-time Video Sync (Play/Pause/Seek)
• 💬 Room-based Chat System (Optional)
• 📁 Room Cleanup & Ownership Rules

📁 Project Structure

cineSync/
├── client/      #  Frontend
├── server/      # Express Backend
│   ├── models/
│   ├── routes/
│   ├── controllers/
│   ├── sockets/
│   ├── middleware/
│   ├── utils/
│   ├── db/
│   ├── app.js
│   └── index.js

📦 Run the Backend

1. Open terminal and navigate to the server directory:

cd server

2. Install backend dependencies:

npm install

3. Start the backend server:

npm start

By default, it runs on http://localhost:5000

🎡 Run the Frontend (Not Started)

🌐 Live Demo & API Documentation (Coming Soon)