README.md

Stackoverflow Clone

• Live: http://clone-of-stackoverflow.vercel.app/

This project is a simplified a full stack clone of Stackoverflow. I wrote it to learn more about Nodejs, React/Next, pixel perfect design and NoSQL databases in general. Feel free to contribute!

🚀 Tech Stack

• ReactJs
• NextJs
• Storybook
• PostCSS
• NodeJs
• Express
• MongoDB
• Mongoose

⚠️ Prerequisite

• node
• npm
• mongodb

💿 How to run local

# Clone this repository
$ git clone https://github.com/salihozdemir/stackoverflow-clone

# Go into the repository
$ cd stackoverflow-clone

# Go into server
$ cd server

# Start mongodb locally
$ mongod

# Install dependencies
$ npm install

# Start the backend server
$ npm run dev

# On another terminal, go to the client folder
$ cd ../client

# Install dependencies
$ npm install

# Use the command below for Android devices
$ npm run dev

# To see the incomplete storybook components
npm run storybook

🔎 Testing

Make sure mongodb is running before testing the server.

$ cd server
$ yarn test

_{There are missing tests on the server side and there are no tests on the client side yet.}

🌐 Deploy

Deploying Server App on Heroku

• You will need to have setup a MongoDB Atlas account and database.

• Make sure that the cluster has allowlisted connections from anywhere.

• Create a Heroku new app.

• Go to app settings

• Add the following enviroments.

  • DATABASE_URL (to use your MongoDB connection string)
  • JWT_SECRET

• Add Nodejs to buildpacks

•   # Go into the repository
    $ cd stackoverflow-clone
  
    # Heroku Setup
    $ npm install -g heroku
    $ heroku login
    $ heroku git:remote -a your-app-name
  
    # push subdirectory repository with subtree
    $ git subtree push --prefix server heroku master
  

Deploying Client App on Vercel

• 

• Select client directory

• Add heroku api url to SITE_NAME enviorement

• Finally deploy client application

📜 Todo

• Add missing components to storybook
• Complete missing server tests
• Add text editor for post

📝 License

This project is made available under the MIT License.