Blogify MERN Blogging Platform A full-stack blogging platform built using the MERN (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js) stack, designed for users to create, view, and manage blog posts with authentication and authorization features.

Features User Authentication (Login/Register) Blog Creation, Editing, and Deletion View Blogs with Comment Support Responsive UI using EJS and CSS Getting Started Prerequisites Node.js (v14+ recommended) MongoDB (local or Atlas) Installation Clone the repository:

bash Copy code git clone https://github.com/NP5555/Blogify_MERN-Blogging-platform.git cd Blogify_MERN-Blogging-platform Install dependencies for the server and client:

bash Copy code npm install Set up environment variables:

Create a .env file in the root directory and add: plaintext Copy code MONGO_URI= JWT_SECRET= PORT= Start the application:

bash Copy code npm start Access the platform at http://localhost:.

Folder Structure /server: Backend API built with Express /public: Static assets /views: Frontend views in EJS Contributing Fork the repository. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature). Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature'). Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature). Open a pull request.