The Checkit web application is an interactive social media platform that closely resembles the popular website Reddit. This application enables users to engage with a variety of topics, create posts, and participate in discussions through comments.
- Topic-based Interactions: Users can explore and engage with various topics that interest them, initiating conversations and sharing content within specific categories.
- Post Creation and Interaction: The platform allows users to create posts within selected topics, promoting a community-driven environment where users can share their thoughts.
- Commenting System: Users can participate in discussions by leaving comments on posts, facilitating an interactive and engaging platform for meaningful conversations.
- Voting System: Users can express their approval or disapproval by upvoting or downvoting posts and comments, influencing their visibility and ranking within the platform.
- State Management with Redux: Redux is implemented for efficient front-end state management, enabling seamless user authentication and management.
- Containerization with Docker: The application is containerized using Docker, ensuring compatibility across different systems and providing a standardized environment for deployment.
After downloading and extracting the project folder, locate into the "frontend" and "backend" folders and run the following commands on the terminal:
npm installNow add a .env file at the root of the "backend" folder with the following variables:
DATABASE_URL=yourdatabaseurlhere
PORT=yourporthere # NOTE: currently you must also change the "baseUrl" in frontend/src/services/* to match the port
SECRET="yoursecrethere" # NOTE: this is for password hashing and authenticationTo run the app in a container using Docker, run the following command at the root of the project folder:
docker compose up --build