MVC Tech Blog

Description

The MVC Tech Blog is a web application that allows users to create, edit, and delete blog posts and comment on them. The application follows the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern and uses Handlebars.js as the templating engine, Sequelize as the ORM, and Express.js for the server.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Usage
• Features
• Technologies Used
• License
• Contributing
• Questions

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/mvc-tech-blog.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd mvc-tech-blog

3. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

4. Set up the database:
   • Create a .env file in the root directory and add your database credentials:

     DB_NAME='your_database_name'
     DB_USER='your_database_user'
     DB_PASSWORD='your_database_password'
     

   • Run the schema file to create the database:

     mysql -u your_database_user -p your_database_name < db/schema.sql

   • Seed the database:

     npm run seed

Usage

1. Start the server:

   npm start

2. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000.

Features

• User authentication (signup, login, logout)
• Create, edit, and delete blog posts
• Comment on posts
• Responsive design

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express.js
• Handlebars.js
• Sequelize
• MySQL
• bcrypt
• dotenv
• Express-Session
• Connect-Session-Sequelize

License

This project is licensed under the ISC License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and create a pull request with your changes.

Questions

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me at So-Emily on GitHub.