Frontend Mentor - IP address tracker solution

This is a solution to the IP address tracker challenge on Frontend Mentor. Frontend Mentor challenges help you improve your coding skills by building realistic projects.

Table of contents

• Overview
  • The challenge
  • Screenshot
  • Links
• My process
  • Built with
  • What I learned
  • Useful resources
• Author
• Acknowledgments

Overview

The challenge

Users should be able to:

• View the optimal layout for each page depending on their device's screen size
• See hover states for all interactive elements on the page
• See their own IP address on the map on the initial page load
• Search for any IP addresses or domains and see the key information and location

Screenshot

Links

• Solution URL: Solution URL
• Live Site URL: Live Site URL

My process

Built with

• React - JS library
• TypeScript - JS Superset
• Tailwind CSS - Styles
• Ipify Geolocation API - IP Address Lookup
• LeafletJS - Interactive Map JS Library
• OpenStreetMap - Map Tile Data

What I learned

I learned a ton about working with APIs, chaining API calls that depend on data from the previous call, and securing API keys. I also gained valuable experience working with interactive maps and map tiles.

Useful resources

• IP Geolocation API Docs - Straightforward and easy documentation to begin making API calls quickly.
• React Leaflet - This made it much easier to work with Leaflet in a React component.

Author

• Website - Justin Fowler Art