Blog Website

A modern, feature-rich blog platform built with Node.js and MongoDB. This project demonstrates a full-stack web application with user authentication, CRUD operations, and responsive design.

🌟 Features

• User Authentication

  • Secure login and signup system
  • JWT-based authentication
  • Protected routes for authenticated users

• Blog Management

  • Create, read, update, and delete blog posts
  • Author attribution for posts
  • Timestamp for post creation

• User Experience

  • Responsive design using Bootstrap
  • Clean and intuitive user interface
  • Pagination for better content navigation
  • Confirmation dialogs for destructive actions

• Security

  • Password hashing using bcrypt
  • Protected routes and actions
  • Secure cookie handling
  • Input validation and sanitization

🚀 Live Demo

Check out the live demo: Blog Website

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend

  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • MongoDB with Mongoose
  • JWT for authentication

• Frontend

  • EJS templating engine
  • Bootstrap 5
  • Custom CSS
  • Responsive design

📦 Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/ssahibsingh/blog-website.git

2. Navigate to project directory

cd blog-website

3. Install dependencies

npm install

4. Create a .env file in the root directory and add your environment variables:

MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
PORT=3000

5. Start the server

node app.js

🔧 Environment Variables

Variable	Description
MONGODB_URI	MongoDB connection string
JWT_SECRET	Secret key for JWT token generation
PORT	Port number for the server (default: 3000)

📚 API Documentation

Authentication Routes

• POST /auth/signup - Register a new user
• POST /auth/login - Login user
• GET /auth/logout - Logout user

Blog Routes

• GET / - Get all blog posts (paginated)
• GET /posts/new - Get new post form
• POST /posts/new - Create new post
• GET /posts/:id - Get single post
• GET /posts/:id/edit - Get edit post form
• POST /posts/:id/edit - Update post
• POST /posts/:id/delete - Delete post

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

👨‍💻 Author

• Sahib Singh - GitHub Profile

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Node.js
• Express.js
• EJS
• Mongoose
• Bootstrap

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