• Node.js
• npm
• MongoDB

After downloading files carry out the following instructions once inside the project directory.

Install all packages for client side:

> cd client && npm install

Install all packages for server side:

> cd server && npm install

After these two steps there are two options regarding the database.

Either replace the MongoDB connection string on line 11 in /server/server.js with a local connection string or remote connection string.

Local connection string ( port is 27017 by default ):

mongodb://localhost:<port>/twitterDB

This option requires an extra step when using the project as you will have to run MongoDB, it's simple just enter the following command in your terminal:

> mongod

Remote connection string:

Read this for more information.

Once all npm packages are installed run the following command in both /client & /server:

> npm start

This is the first iteration of this project, if you have any suggestions please leave it in the issues section.

This application is a clone of Twitter. Containing an almost identical UI, with a very similar user experience. For this project, I have written both the backend API and the front end.

At this current moment in time, users are able to register, sign in and make a post. Additionally, users can view their own and other user's profiles, to look at their tweets.

Users are only able to make a tweet if they are logged in, and only individual profiles may be viewed if not logged in.

This is a project with a lot of potential to showcase a range of skills, which I will slowly add to as I learn new technologies that will take this project to the next level.

As of now, my plans include:

• Ability to delete tweets
• Improve the User data model, allowing for a biography and profile picture; also including email in the sign up process that must be verified before utilising protected routes

• HTML
• CSS
• React ( with react-router-dom )
• Node.js ( with Express )
• MongoDB ( with Mongoose )
• JavaScript ( with axios and )