Instagram-Clone using MERN Stack

Building an Instagram web app clone using MERN Stack ( MongoDB , Express.js , React.js , Node.js ) and bring some additional features .

Preview :

Quick links :

1. Usage
2. Todo
3. Contribute
4. Image Copyright Claims

Usage :

1. Fork the repo and then clone it or download it.

2. First install all dependencies:

   # with npm
   npm install
   
   # or with yarn
   yarn

3. Create a config/config.js file and insert the following code it will contains all code variables. Replace values with yours !!!

   "This will be provided soon";

4. Start the server

   npm run dev

5. Now run the app

   npm start
   

Todo List :

UI :

• Use MaterialUI-React
• Continue improving the UI ( will never be done ^__^ )

Features :

• Explore posts
• Search Users
• Like & comment posts
• Follow/UnFollow users
• Reset password using Emails
• Bookmark posts
• Show notifications
• Private messages
• Rooms discussion
• Like comments
• Block members
• Hashtags
• Tags users
• Add image filters
• Show all online members (whom you've followed)
• Story feature
• IGTV

Tests & Performance :

• Write UI tests
• Express routes testing
• Performance optimization (Code Splitting, Image Lazyload, etc.)

General :

• Folder restructuring
• Some serious code refactoring
• JSDoc & comments ( still have some more work to do )
• Upgrade packages

Contribute :

Show your support by 🌟 the project !!

==== > Feel free to contribute <====

Image Copyright Claims :

Many images used in the project belong to their respective creators/authors. No claim by me & those who use this project.

Thanks for reading