daily-journal

It is a website where you can express your thoughts privately or publicly. It is built using Node.js, ExpressJs, Passport.js for authentication, and Mongoose for MongoDB database interaction. You can visit website here. https://hkjournal.onrender.com/

Features

User authentication with local strategy and Google OAuth 2.0 Ability for users to register, login, and logout Secure password storage using bcrypt.js Integration with MongoDB for storing user data and blog posts Responsive design for better user experience on mobile devices

Installation

Clone the repository

git clone <repository-url>

Install dependencies

cd <project-folder>
npm install

Set up environment variables: Create a .env file in the root directory of your project and add the following variables:

MONGODB_URI=<your-mongodb-uri>
GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=<your-google-client-id>
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=<your-google-client-secret>
SESSION_SECRET=<your-session-secret>

Start the server:

npm start

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to contribute to this project, please fork the repository and submit a pull request.