GraphQL-social-media-app

Social media app with GraphQL API

Social Media App

This project is a full-stack social media application with a NestJS GraphQL backend and a React Native mobile frontend.

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Server (Backend)
  • Technologies Used
  • Setup and Installation
  • Running the Server
  • API Documentation
• Client (Frontend)
  • Technologies Used
  • Setup and Installation
  • Running the App
• Features
• Contributing
• License

Overview

This social media app allows users to create accounts, make posts, comment on posts, and like content. It features a GraphQL API backend built with NestJS and MongoDB, and a mobile frontend developed using React Native.

Server (Backend)

Technologies Used (Backend)

• NestJS
• GraphQL
• MongoDB
• Redis (for caching)
• Apollo Server

Setup and Installation (Backend)

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-repo-name.git cd your-repo-name/server
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Set up environment variables: Create a .env file in the server directory and add the following: MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string REDIS_HOST=your_redis_host REDIS_PORT=your_redis_port

Running the Server

To start the server in development mode: npm run start:dev The server will be running at http://localhost:3000/graphql.

API Documentation

The GraphQL API includes the following main types:

• User
• Post
• Comment

For detailed API documentation, visit the GraphQL Playground at http://localhost:3000/graphql when the server is running.

Client (Frontend)

Technologies Used (Frontend)

• React Native
• Apollo Client
• React Navigation

Setup and Installation (Frontend)

1. Navigate to the client directory: cd GraphQL-social-media-app/client
2. Install dependencies: npm install

Running the App

To start the React Native development server: npm run start

Features

• User authentication (register, login)
• Create, read, update, and delete posts
• Comment on posts
• Like/unlike posts
• User profiles
• Real-time updates (optional, if implemented)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.