README.md

Furbook

Social Media app for pets where they can make friends, share posts or find true love.

This is a collaborative project for Lighthouse Labs's Finals between:

• Hind Nayhi
• Sylvie Lacoque
• Colton Bitz

Features

• A user (pet) can log in or register to access all features.
• A user can create posts (with captions or/and pictures), edit or delete them.
• A user can add or delete a comment.
• A user can edit their own profile.
• A user can find/ add new friends through the search bar.
• A user can message a friend.
• A user can remove a friend.

Setup

1. Create the .env by using .env.example as a reference: cp .env.example .env
2. Update the .env file with your correct local information (username, password, database), plus your secret keys from Cloudinary API.
3. Install dependencies: npm i in both front-end and back-end folders.
4. Reset database: npm run db:reset
5. cd back-end then npm start to run the Server in port 8080, and cd front-end to run the App in port 3000.

Dependencies

• Back-end:

  • Node
  • Express
  • body parser
  • cookie-session
  • dotenv
  • method-override
  • morgan
  • pg

• Front-end:

  • React
  • axios
  • Bootstrap
  • classnames
  • SASS
  • CSS
  • React Router
  • Cloudinary API
  • Chat Engine API

Final Product