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Netflix Clone

A single-page application (SPA) that mimics the Netflix user interface. This project includes API calls to The Movie Database (TMDB), and uses React-YouTube and Movie-Trailer for video playback. Built with ReactJS and Vite.

Features

  • Movie List: Fetch and display lists of movies from TMDB API.
  • Movie Trailer: Play movie trailers using React-YouTube and Movie-Trailer.
  • Responsive Design: Fully responsive design for desktop and mobile devices.

Technologies Used

  • ReactJS: JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
  • Vite: Next-generation frontend tooling.
  • TMDB API: Fetch movie data.
  • React-YouTube: Embed YouTube videos in React applications.
  • Movie-Trailer: Fetch movie trailers from YouTube.
  • CSS: Styling the application.

Prerequisites

  • Node.js and npm installed on your local machine.

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Gadisa16/Netflix-clone.git
cd Netflix-clone

Install dependencies:

npm install

Add your TMDB API Key: Create a .env file in the root directory and add your TMDB API key:

VITE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Running the Application

Development server:

npm run dev

This will start the application on http://localhost:3000.

Build for production:

npm run build

Preview the production build:

npm run serve

Deployment

The project is set up to be deployed using GitHub Actions for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD). Follow these steps to ensure your repository secrets are configured correctly:

  1. Go to your repository's "Settings" > "Secrets and variables" > "Actions".
  2. Add the following secrets:
    • VITE_API_KEY: Your TMDB API key.
    • GH_TOKEN: Your GitHub Personal Access Token for deployment.

GitHub Actions Workflow

A GitHub Actions workflow is included in the .github/workflows/ directory to automate the build and deployment process. This ensures that your application is built and deployed to production whenever you push changes to the main branch.

Google Analytics

This project includes Google Analytics for practice purposes. It is used to track page views and user interactions within the application. The tracking is implemented using the react-ga4 library.

To enable Google Analytics, add your Google Analytics ID to the .env file: