Deep Thoughts is a social media application built with the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js). Users can sign up, post their thoughts, and interact with others, similar to real-life social media apps.

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• Technologies Used
• Installation
• Usage
• Available Scripts
• Project Structure
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• License

• User authentication with JWTs
• Create and manage thoughts
• Interact with other users
• GraphQL API integration with Apollo Server and Client
• Single-page application routing with React Router

• MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing user data and thoughts.
• Express.js: Web framework for Node.js.
• React: Front-end library for building user interfaces.
• Node.js: JavaScript runtime for the server.
• GraphQL: Query language for APIs.
• Apollo Server: GraphQL server for Express.js.
• Apollo Client: GraphQL client for React.
• React Router: Declarative routing for React applications.
• Concurrently: Run multiple processes with a single command.
• jsonwebtoken: JSON Web Token implementation for authentication.
• jwt-decode: Decode JWT tokens.
• faker: Generate fake data for development.
• nodemon: Automatically restart Node.js server on file changes.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/deep-thoughts.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd deep-thoughts

3. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

4. Start the development server:

   npm run develop

• Visit https://localhost:3000 to view the application.
• Use the sign-up form to create a new account.
• Post new thoughts and interact with other users.

In the project directory, you can run:

• npm run develop: Runs both the server and client in development mode using concurrently.

• npm run server: Runs the Express.js server only.

• npm run client: Runs the React client only.

  Project Structure

deep-thoughts/
├── client/                 # React front-end
│   ├── public/
│   └── src/
│       ├── components/
│       ├── pages/
│       ├── utils/
│       └── App.js
├── server/                 # Express.js server
│   ├── config/
│   ├── models/
│   ├── schemas/
│   ├── utils/
│   └── server.js
├── .gitignore
├── package.json
└── README.md

• MongoDB: NoSQL database for flexible data storage.
• Express.js: Web framework for Node.js applications.
• React: JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
• Node.js: Runtime environment for server-side JavaScript.
• GraphQL: Query language for APIs, enabling precise data requests.
• Apollo Server & Client: Tools for building GraphQL servers and clients.
• React Router: Navigational components for single-page applications.
• Concurrently: Utility for running multiple processes simultaneously.
• jsonwebtoken & jwt-decode: Libraries for managing JWTs in authentication.
• faker: Library for generating mock data during development.
• nodemon: Tool for auto-restarting Node.js applications on file changes.