TikTak

TikTak is a simple TikTok-like app for browsing short videos, liking them, and getting personalized recommendations based on your preferences.

Features

• Watch videos from different categories
• Like videos and track likes per category
• Personalized video recommendations: the more you like a category, the more often you see it
• Go to the next video using the down arrow key or mouse scroll
• Login/register to save your preferences
• Only registered users can like videos

Demo

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/DarrosHere/tiktak.git
   cd tiktak
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Configure environment variables:

   Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following (edit values as needed):

   DATABASE_URL=postgres://youruser:yourpassword@localhost:5432/yourdb
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
   

4. Set up the database:

   • Make sure PostgreSQL is running.
   • Create a database and run the provided SQL migrations (if available).

5. Start the app:

   npm run dev
   

Technologies

• React
• Node.js + Express
• PostgreSQL
• CSS (Tailwind)

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This project was created for portfolio purposes. Feedback and pull requests are welcome!