Coding Corner 💻

Originally a discord server for UNC Charlotte Computer Science students, Coding Corner is the place for CS students to plan meetups, find and attend get-togethers, and make new friends! An event CRUD resource built for Network-Based Application Development. Coding Corning was my final project for ITCS 4166 at UNCC with additional features added by myself. Hosted on render

Features 🚀

• User sessions; authentication using bcrypt
• Event creation
• Event RSVP feature
• Input validation and santization using express-validator
• Flash messages for user feedback using connect-flash
• File upload capabilities using express-fileupload
• Data storage using MongoDB

Getting Started 🌱

To run Coding Corner on your local machine, please follow the steps below:

1. Clone the repository to your local machine one of the following: HTTPS:

   git clone https://github.com/DylanHalstead/Coding_Corner.git

   SSH:

   git clone git@github.com:DylanHalstead/Coding_Corner.git

2. Install Node and install the necessary dependencies by running npm i in the project root directory:

3. Create a .env file in the root directory of the project following the .env.sample as a guide:

4. Start the server by running npm start:

5. Navigate to http://localhost:3000 or http://<env.HOST>:<env.PORT> in your browser to access Coding Corner.