StoryBooks

A web application that allows users to share private and public stories

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Features

• Users can login using Google
• Users can create stories and save as drafts.
• Users can publish stories publicly and they can be viewed on the dashboard.
• Users can publish stories privately.
• Users can favorite stories.

Tech Stack

• Node
• Express
• Express Handlebars
• Passport for Google Auth
• MongoDB and Mongoose
• Materialize CSS

Installation Guide

1. Create a directory for the project

mkdir my-project
cd my-project

2. Get the files by downloading the .zip file or cloning the repository by:

git clone https://github.com/MuthoniMN/story_books_app.git

3. Create a MongoDB database on MongoDB Atlas
4. Create a 0AUTH 2.0 Client ID on Google Cloud Console
5. Create a .env file for your local environment variables

PORT=
MONGO_URI=
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=
GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=

6. Run the app

npm run dev

What I Learnt

1. How to add Google Authentication using Passport
2. Express Handlebars
3. How to use Express global variables
4. How to save images
5. Mongoose features - linking 2 models

For more information, you can check out Learning Outcomes

Improvements

• Adding Social Media Authentication
• Adding Local login
• Social Sharing
• Favorites
• Drafts Section