🚀 Blog Platform

A full-stack blogging application built using the MERN stack. This platform allows users to create, explore, and engage with blogs through a clean and modern interface inspired by social media platforms.

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✨ Features

• 🔐 User Authentication (JWT)
• ✍️ Rich Text Editor (TinyMCE)
• ❤️ Like & 💬 Comment System
• 🔍 Search Functionality
• 🏷️ Category Filtering
• 📄 Pagination
• 🖼️ Image Upload Support
• 📱 Fully Responsive UI

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• React.js
• CSS (Custom Styling)

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js

Database

• MongoDB Atlas

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-repo-name.git
cd your-repo-name
2️⃣ Setup Backend
cd backend
npm install

Create a .env file in the backend folder:

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_uri
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key
PORT=5001

Run backend:

npm start
3️⃣ Setup Frontend
cd frontend
npm install
npm start
🌐 Deployment
Frontend: Vercel
Backend: Render
Database: MongoDB Atlas

🚀 Future Improvements
🔔 Notifications system
📌 Save/Bookmark blogs
👤 User profiles
🌙 Dark mode
🔥 Animations & transitions
🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to fork this repo and submit a pull request.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

👨‍💻 Author
Gangamithra R