Note

Completed as part of a winter internship project and implemented all features according to plan and tech stack and now its no longer actively maintained.

Blogify Project

A modern blogging platform built with MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js. Currently in active development.

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React with Vite
• Backend: Node.js & Express
• Database: MongoDB
• Storage: Cloudinary (images)
• Email: Brevo SMTP

Features

Authentication

• User registration and login
• Email verification with OTP (6-digit codes)
• JWT token-based authentication
• Password encryption

Blog Management

• Create blogs with markdown editor
• Upload featured images
• Add tags and excerpts
• View individual blog posts
• Delete blogs (author/admin only)
• Markdown content rendering
• Add usernames insated of random id
• Add Likes & Comment System
• Add Profile & Customization options(Bio , Profile Pic , Social Links etc.)
• Add admin verfication badge

Admin Panel

• User management
• Role-based access control
• System statistics

Setup

Backend

cd backend
npm install
# Configure .env file
npm start

Frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

Environment Variables

Backend .env file:

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_uri
JWT_SECRET=your_secret
BREVO_API_KEY=your_key
EMAIL_FROM=your_email
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloud_name
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_api_key
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_api_secret
FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:5173