README.md

Tech-Canvas

Tech-Canvas is a Next.js-powered blog platform for exploring the latest in tech trends, tutorials, and insights. Optimized for SEO and user-friendly experience.

🔴 Unveiling the Journey of Building Tech-Canvas

Note

I created this blog platform to practice my web development skills, using Next.js for the project. Building this platform boosted my confidence in handling full-stack projects. I introduced a global search bar, allowing users to search throughout the entire application—a feature I implemented for the first time in this project. Additionally, I added a tag feature to each blog post and incorporated Firebase storage. The entire journey was enjoyable, and I gained valuable real-world project-building experience.

Project Created at

• 🗓 Sept 2023

Technologies Used ⚒️

• Next.js (13.1.0)
• TailwindCSS
• Firebase (for file upload)
• Marked package for parsing Markdown to HTML
• Highlight.js for code highlighting
• MongoDB & Mongoose

Features

• 🔐 Secure admin panel
• 🔍 Search functionality
• ✅ Markdown support
• 📝 CRUD operations for blogs
• 🔄 SSR and SSG for enhanced performance
• 🖼️ Firebase integration for file uploads
• 📄 Pagination for a smooth browsing experience

Live Demo 🎉

Explore the live version of Tech-Canvas here.

Getting Started

⚒️ Setup for Personal Use

If you want to utilize this blog web app for your own purposes, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   $ git clone https://github.com/fh-rabbi/tech-canvas

2. Install dependencies:

   $ npm i

3. Run the project in development mode:

   $ npm run dev

🟢 Environment Variables

Make sure to set the following environment variables in your .env file:

• NOTE: You will need to setup firebase cloud storage and also create a image folder in firebase storage

MONGO_URI=                   # MongoDB connection URI (only uri without dbname)
FIREBASE_API_KEY=            # Firebase config api key 
FIREBASE_APP_ID=             # Firebase config app id
ADMIN_API_ROOT=              # Admin API root path (https://domain/api/admin)
PUBLIC_API_ROOT=             # Public API root path (https://domain/api/public)
ADMIN_USERNAME=              # Admin username
ADMIN_PASSWORD=              # Admin password
SECRET_KEY=                  # Secret key for authentication
NEXT_PUBLIC_DOMAIN=          # Public domain for the app
GMAIL_USERNAME=              # Your gmail account username for send email
GMAIL_PASSWORD=              # Gmail app password (you need to enable two factor auth then you will find app password under gmail_account>security>two_factor>app_password)
RECEIVER_EMAIL=              # Email address where you want to receive contact email/message from contact form 

🔗 Social Media Links

You should add all of your social media links in the following file: src/social-links.js

Add all your social media
links in this file

📬 Connect with me

Let's connect! Reach out for collaborations, projects, or just a friendly chat.