This is a MERN stack web application that allows users to manage their inventory items and make meaningful connections with other users based on shared interests. Additionally, the app facilitates trades and exchanges between users, enabling them to swap items from their inventories.
- Vite is used to build the client application in this project.
You can see a live demo of the app at https://socialhub.onrender.com/.
- To install the server dependencies, run the following command in the
serverdirectory:npm install - To install the client dependencies, run the following command in the
clientdirectory:npm install
The server-side code built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.
The server uses Socket.IO for real-time communication between clients. The Socket.IO server is initialized in the ./events/socket.js file and is passed the http.Server instance created by Express.
- Create a file called
config.envin theconfigdirectory and set the following environment variables:
NODE_ENV=development
PORT=5000
CONNECTION_STRING=<your-mongodb-connection-string>
To start the server & client, run the following command in the server directory:
npm run dev
The server will start running in development mode and listen on port 5000.
The client will start running in development mode and open a browser window at http://localhost:5173.
The following routes are available:
/api/users: Manage users/api/accounts: Manage accounts/api/transactions: Manage transactions/api/inventories: Manage inventories/api/inventories/items: Manage inventory items/api/conversations: Manage conversations/api/conversations/messages: Manage conversation messages/api/trades: Manage trades
The server also serves static files from the client's build directory and redirects all other requests to the client's index.html file.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.