🌐 Connectify

Connectify is a social networking web application designed to connect people through shared interests and activities.

✨ Features

• 🔒 User Authentication: Secure login and registration.
• 📝 Profile Management: Create and update profiles.
• 🤝 Friend Connections: Send and accept friend requests.
• 💬 Messaging: Real-time chat with friends.
• 🗨️ Posts and Comments: Create posts, comment, and interact with others.

🚀 Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/AKASH7233/Connectify.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd Connectify

3. Install dependencies for the client and server:

   cd client
   npm install
   cd backend
   npm install

4. Create a .env file in the backend directory with the following keys and your corresponding values:

   PORT=8080
   MONGO_URI='Your MongoDB collection URI'
   DB_NAME='Your Database Name'
   ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET= 'Your Access Token Secret '
   ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRY=1d
   REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET=' Your Refresh Token Secret'
   REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY=10d
   CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME= 'Your Cloudinary Cloud Name'
   CLOUDINARY_API_KEY= ' Your Cloudinary API Key '
   CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET= 'Your Cloudinary API Secret '
   NODE_ENV=production
   
   

5. Run the application:

   # In the backend directory
   npm run dev
   
   # In the client directory
   npm run both

📖 Usage

• Open your browser and go to http://localhost:5173
• Register or log in to start connecting with others

🛠️ Technologies Used

• Frontend: React.js
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• Real-time Communication: Socket.io

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-branch)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add new feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature-branch)
5. Create a new Pull Request

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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For more details, visit the Connectify repository.