jofiel-nguyen/booksearchwren

A full-stack web application that allows users to search for books, save their favorite books, and view their saved book list. This README will guide you through the installation, usage, deployment, and contribution process for this project.

Book Search Engine App

Welcome to the Book Search Engine App, a full-stack web application that allows users to search for books, save their favorite books, and view their saved book list. This README will guide you through the installation, usage, deployment, and contribution process for this project.

Technologies Used

• MongoDB
• Express.js
• React
• Node.js
• GraphQL
• Apollo Server
• Apollo Client
• React Router
• JSON Web Token (JWT) for authentication
• bcrypt for password hashing

Installation

To run the Book Search Engine on your local machine, you need to have Node.js and MongoDB installed. Follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/book-search-engine.git

2. Change into the project directory:

   cd book-search-engine

3. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

4. Create a .env file in the root directory and add your MongoDB connection string and JWT secret key:

   MONGODB_URI=your-mongodb-connection-string
   SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key-for-jwt

Usage

To start the development server, run the following command:

npm start

The application will be available at http://localhost:3000.

Deployment

The application can be deployed to Heroku using the following steps:

1. Create a new Heroku app and configure the environment variables for MongoDB connection and JWT secret key.

2. Push the code to the Heroku app's repository:

   git push heroku main

Heroku will automatically build and deploy the application.

Contributing

Contributions to the Book Search Engine project are welcome! If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvements, feel free to open a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contact

If you have any questions or want to collaborate on this project, you can reach me at my email.

Deploy

• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/nhunguyen-debug/21-MERN-Project.git
• Heroku Deployment: https://mernapps-booksearchengine-b1e0c2bed1d1.herokuapp.com/

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