express-social-react-native

This is the react native frontend for a social network using a ExpressJS backend server (linked below)
Based on Ed Roh's Full Stack Course with my own additions such as a refined Comments section, User search from searchbar, Cloud hosting for images, fixes and more.

Link to backend repository
Link to web frontend repository

Usage

*Requires sign-up but feel free to use the dummy email and password.
Sample account: [email protected] and 12345678

Screenshots:

Notable Stack used:

• React Native Exoi
• React Native Paper for Styling/Styled Components
• Redux for state management

Running

• Git clone the repository from terminal

git clone https://github.com/SilverMarcs/express-social-react-native.git

• Move to the cloned folder

cd express-social-react-native

• Install node dependencies and wait until they get installed

npm install

• Rename .env.example file to .env and paste EXPO_PUBLIC_API_URL=https://express-social-server.vercel.app

• Start the project. It should show a terminal interface with a QR code.

• Use the QR code scanner on your phone to scan it which downloads the Expo Go app and launches the app inside its container

npx expo start