https://github.com/kimlimjustin/socialapp

A website similar to Instagram created using the MERN stack.
https://github.com/kimlimjustin/socialapp

expressjs instagram-clone instagram-clone-nodejs mongodb nodejs react social-network

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A website similar to Instagram created using the MERN stack.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/kimlimjustin/socialapp
• Owner: kimlimjustin
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-10-08T13:45:50.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-10-27T14:47:04.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-29T19:11:09.362Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: expressjs, instagram-clone, instagram-clone-nodejs, mongodb, nodejs, react, social-network
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 4.54 MB
• Stars: 11
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# socialapp

#### Warning: although this project has some basics security such as hashed user password and others, this project is NOT secure enough in production. (Contribute to this project by making a pull request will be appreciated)

![Socialapp demo](https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1FHvzmU4P6MFYquD2zoevnJbvR3v0l4Bv)

How to run:

- Clone this repository or fork it.

  `git clone https://github.com/kimlimjustin/socialapp.git` or `git clone https://github.com//socialapp.git`

 

- Inside `server` directory, create a new file called `.env` which stores your ATLAS_URI information

  Example: `ATLAS_URI =mongodb+srv://admin:@cluster0.8aezk.gcp.mongodb.net/socialapp?retryWrites=true&w=majority`

- Inside `client` directory, create a new file called `.env` which stores your server url information inside `REACT_APP_BACKEND_URL` variable

  Example: `REACT_APP_BACKEND_URL = http://localhost:5000`

- install all dependencies.

  - Client side:

    on the `client` directory type `npm install`

  - Server side:

    on the `server` directory type `npm install`

    

- Run it on node js:

  - Client side:

    on the `client` directory type `npm start`

  - Server side:

    on the `server` directory type `npm start`