James' Echo Chamber React project

Introduction

Hi! Welcome to my Echo Chamber React project!

The hosted version of this app can be found at https://jw-echo-chamber.netlify.app/

The hosted version of the back-end can be found at https://be-echo-chamber.herokuapp.com/api/

Project summary

This project is inspired by the popular discussion site Reddit, and is built using React as a front-end framework snd styled with some MUI componenets.

It is written using:

• Node.js
• React as a front-end framework.
• MUI for styled components.

Minimum requirements for running this project

You will need to have the following packages installed to download and work with this project:

• Node.js v16.8.0 - Install instructions Here
• A code editor such as VSCode

Cloning and running this project

1. To get started, navigate to the directory of your choice and run this shell command in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/JamesWall-hub/fe-echo-chamber.git

You will be asked to enter your git login details and access token.

2. Open the repo folder in your code editor of choice and run the following commands in the terminal:

npm install
npm install --dev

This will install all node packages required for normal running of the repo, including devDependencies such as the testing modules.

3. Now inside the project directory terminal you can run several of React's scripts.

npm start

This will run the app in the development mode.
You can now open http://localhost:3000 to view the app in your browser.

The page will reload if you make edits.
You will also see any lint errors in the console.