MERN Social

Abstract

1. Introduction

A simple social media application with users, posts, likes and comments - developed using React, Node, Express and MongoDB.

2. Objective

A MERN stack based social media application [Full-Stack React Projects]

This project demonstrates how JavaScript, React, Node.js can be applied to a real-world Full Stack Web Development problem.

4. Technology Stack

• MERN Skeleton
• MERN Classroom
• MERN Marketplace
• MERN Expense Tracker
• MERN Mediastream
• MERN VR Game
• Extend a MERN-based application to build a variety of applications
• Add real-time communication capabilities with Socket.IO

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

• Node.js (LTS) and npm
• A modern web browser
• VS Code or any code editor
• Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/shamahoque/mern-social.git
cd mern-social

1. Make sure MongoDB is running on your system
2. Clone this repository
3. Open command line in the cloned folder,
4. To install dependencies, run npm install or yarn
5. To run the application for development, run npm run development or yarn development
6. Open localhost:3000 in the browser

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

• Add role-based access control
• Deploy on a VPS or cPanel hosting with a custom domain
• Add automated tests and a CI pipeline

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

1. Explain the frontend, backend and database layers of this application.
2. How is user authentication and authorisation implemented?
3. Describe the main database tables / collections and their relationships.
4. Which REST APIs or routes are exposed and what do they return?
5. How would you deploy this application to production?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by shamahoque and published on GitHub under the MIT License. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.