CS253 Project Echo

Echo is a portal where IITK community members can write about their experiences, their thoughts on any topic. Basically, the platform will act as a voice of community members hence, the name "Echo".This is a user-friendly and easily accessible blog writing application that would enhance the communications in the community. Users can also comment on other's posts, follow others making the portal personalized.

Team Members

Name	Roll number	Email id
Ansh Adarsh	230157	ansha23@iitk.ac.in
Aryan Kumar	230215	aryank23@iitk.ac.in
Durbasmriti Saha	230393	durbasmrit23@iitk.ac.in
Gone Nishanth	230421	gnishanth23@iitk.ac.in
Govind Nayak Jarabala	230497	govindnj23@iitk.ac.in
Harsh Bhati	200408	harshb20@iitk.ac.in
Lavish Kanwa	230602	lavishk23@iitk.ac.in
Lokesh Kumar	230606	lokeshk23@iitk.ac.in
Someshwar Singh	231020	someshwars23@iitk.ac.in

How to run the code

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed:

• Node.js (Latest LTS version) – Download
• MongoDB (If using locally) – Download

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/aryank2240/CS253-BitByBit-Project.git
cd [path]

Install all the dependencies

cd backend
npm install

cd ../frontend
npm install

Run the server:

cd ../backend
npm start

Create the .env files for configurations.

touch .env

Put these values in the .env file for the configuration. Use App password for EMAIL_PASSWORD if you are using a gmail account.

MONGO_URL , SMTP_HOST ,SMTP_PORT , SMTP_SECURE, EMAIL_USERNAME, EMAIL_PASSWORD, JWT_SECRET

Run the web-application:

cd ../frontend
npm start