Twitter Clone App

This is a Twitter clone application built using React.js, Tanstack query, MongoDB, Node.js, Express, Socket.io and Tailwind CSS.

Features

• Authentication: Users can sign up, log in, and log out. Authentication is implemented using JSON Web Tokens (JWT).
• Data Management: Utilizes React Query for data fetching, caching, and synchronization.
• Suggested Users: Provides suggestions for users to follow based on interests and connections.
• Post Creation: Users can create new posts.
• Post Interaction: Users can like posts, comment on posts, and delete their own posts.
• Profile Management: Users can edit their profile information, including cover image and profile image.
• Image Uploads: Supports image uploads using Cloudinary.
• Notifications: Users receive notifications for various activities, such as new followers and post interactions.
• Messaging: Supports direct messaging between users using socket.io.
• Conversation Management: Users can delete conversations.
• Message Status: Shows message status (seen/unseen).
• Image Sending: Allows users to send images in messages using Cloudinary.

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React.js, Tanstack query
• Backend: Node.js, Express
• Database: MongoDB
• Styling: Tailwind CSS

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone git@github.com:shishirchhetri/twitter-clone.git

2. Install dependencies:

cd twitter-clone
npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

# Create a .env file in the root directory
touch .env

Add the following environment variables to the .env file:

PORT=3000
MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_uri
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
JWT_EXPIRES_IN = '15d' // expiry date for jwt cookie
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloudinary_cloud_name
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_cloudinary_api_key
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_cloudinary_api_secret

Replace your_mongodb_uri, your_jwt_secret, your_cloudinary_cloud_name, your_cloudinary_api_key, and your_cloudinary_api_secret with your actual values.

4. Run the application:

npm start

The application should now be running on http://localhost:3000.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues and pull requests to suggest new features, report bugs, or improve the existing codebase.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.