🌟 Simple Microblogging Application 🌟

Welcome to the microblogging platform! This is a simple yet powerful application similar to Twitter, where you can express yourself, connect with others, and share multimedia content.

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🎯 Features

• 🔒 User Authentication: Register, log in, and log out seamlessly.
• 📝 Posting: Share text posts with optional multimedia (images, audio, or videos).
• 🤝 Follow/Unfollow: Stay updated by following other users.
• 💬 Commenting: Engage with posts by adding comments.
• 🔍 Search: Easily find other users by their username.
• 📰 User Feed: View posts from the users you follow in your personalized feed.

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💻 Technologies Used

• 🟢 Node.js: Backend runtime environment.
• ⚡ Express.js: Fast and minimal web framework.
• 🍃 MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing data.
• 🖼️ EJS: Templating engine for dynamic views.
• 📂 Multer: For file uploads.
• 🔑 bcrypt: Secure password encryption.
• 🛠️ Session Management: Manage user sessions with express-session.

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📂 Project Structure

microblogging-app/
├── app.js                     # Main application file
├── models/
│   ├── post.js                # Post schema
│   └── user.js                # User schema
├── routes/
│   ├── index.js               # Home and general routes
│   ├── post.js                # Post-specific routes
│   └── user.js                # User-specific routes
├── views/                     # EJS templates
│   ├── header.ejs             # Common header
│   ├── home.ejs               # User feed
│   ├── login.ejs              # Login page
│   ├── register.ejs           # Registration page
│   ├── post.ejs               # Individual post view
│   └── searchResults.ejs      # Search results page
├── public/                    # Static files
│   ├── uploads/               # Uploaded multimedia files
│   └── style.css              # CSS for the application
├── package.json               # Project metadata and dependencies
└── README.md                  # Project documentation

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🚀 Getting Started

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Subramanian7986/secure-microblogging-app.git
cd microblogging-app

2️⃣ Install Dependencies

npm install

3️⃣ Set Up the Database

• Ensure MongoDB is installed and running locally.
• Create a database named microblogging.

4️⃣ Run the Application

npm start

5️⃣ Access the Application

Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000.

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🎮 How to Use

1. 🖊️ Register:
   • Create an account using the Register page.
2. 🔑 Login:
   • Log in with your email and password.
3. ✏️ Create Posts:
   • Share thoughts with text, images, audio, or video files.
4. 👥 Follow Users:
   • Find and follow users to see their posts in your feed.
5. 💬 Comment on Posts:
   • Interact by commenting on posts.

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⚙️ Dependencies

• 🟢 Express: Web server framework.
• 🍃 Mongoose: MongoDB object modeling.
• 🖼️ EJS: For rendering views.
• 📂 Multer: File upload handling.
• 🔑 bcrypt: Secure password encryption.
• 🛠️ express-session: User session management.

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🌟 Future Enhancements

• 🔔 Notifications for followers, comments, and likes.
• 📨 Private Messaging between users.
• ⏱️ Real-time Updates using WebSockets.
• 📋 User Profiles with more details.

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🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Follow these steps:

1. 🍴 Fork the repository.
2. 🔀 Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature-name.
3. 💾 Commit your changes: git commit -m 'Add some feature'.
4. ⬆️ Push to your branch: git push origin feature-name.
5. 📬 Submit a pull request.

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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📧 Contact

For any questions or feedback, reach out at: vsubramanianofficial@gmail.com

Let’s create something amazing together! 🎉