Medium Blog

This project is a blog website similar to Medium, built with React for the frontend and Cloudflare Workers for the backend. It utilizes TypeScript, Prisma, PostgreSQL, and JWT for authentication.

Table of Contents

• Technologies Used
• Features
• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
  • Setting Up Environment Variables
  • Running Locally

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Technologies Used

Frontend (To be added later):

• React
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS (for styling)
• React Icons
• React Toastify (for notifications)
• Zod (for validation)

Backend:

• Cloudflare Workers
• TypeScript
• Prisma (ORM with connection pooling)
• PostgreSQL (as the database)
• JWT (for authentication)

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Features

• User authentication using JWT
• CRUD operations for blog posts
• Real-time updates powered by Cloudflare Workers
• Backend type validation using Zod

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• PostgreSQL database

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Piyush5784/Medium-blog.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd medium

3. Install dependencies (Frontend to be added later):

   cd backend
   npm install  # or yarn install

4. Set up environment variables: Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following variables:

   DATABASE_URL=your_postgres_database_url
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

Running Locally

Start the development server:

npm run dev

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Now, you’re ready to build and explore the Medium Blog project! 🚀