Inshorts Clone

A simplified clone of the Inshorts news aggregation platform. This project uses React.js for the frontend and Node.js with MongoDB (Mongoose) for the backend.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Make sure you have Node.js and npm installed on your machine.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/inshorts-clone.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd inshorts-clone

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install

Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to the front-end directory:

   cd front-end

2. Install frontend dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Run the frontend development server:

   npm start
   

Backend Setup

1. Create a .env file:

   Go to the back-end and there is Database folder inside there is a file db.js file inside put your Mongodb url.

   Create a .env file in the root of the back-end directory with the following content:

   DB_USERNAME=your_mongodb_username
   DB_PASSWORD=your_mongodb_password

   Replace your_mongodb_username and your_mongodb_password with your password and username

2. Navigate to the server directory:

   cd back-end

3. Install backend dependencies:

   npm install

4. Run the backend server:

   npm start

   This will start the backend server.