Welcome to the MERN Blog Site project! This is a full-stack web application built using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js). The project aims to provide a platform for users to publish, read, and interact with blog posts.

• Features
• Dependencies
• Getting Started
• Usage
• API Endpoints
• Contributing
• License

• User authentication and authorization.
• Create, edit, and delete blog posts.
• Comment on blog posts.
• User profile management.
• Responsive and user-friendly UI.

This project utilizes the following dependencies:

• bcryptjs: Password hashing and authentication.
• cookie-parser: Parse HTTP cookies.
• cors: Enable Cross-Origin Resource Sharing.
• express: Web application framework for Node.js.
• jsonwebtoken: JWT authentication.
• mongoose: MongoDB object modeling.
• multer: File upload middleware.
• react-router-dom: Declarative routing for React.

To run this project locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone this repository to your local machine.
2. Navigate to the project directory: cd mern-blog-site.
3. Install server-side dependencies: npm install.
4. Navigate to the client directory: cd client.
5. Install client-side dependencies: npm install.

1. Start the server: In the project root directory, run npm start.
2. Start the client: In the client directory, run npm start.

Contributions are welcome! Please follow the contribution guidelines if you'd like to contribute to this project.

This project is licensed under the MIT License.