Social Media Platform
Introduction
A Social Media Platform allows users to connect, interact, and share content. It is
one of the most popular project types for developers to build, providing exposure
to user management, real-time communication, and multimedia handling. This
project simulates platforms like Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
Features
1. User Profiles:
o Create and manage user profiles with profile pictures, bio, and
contact information.
2. Posts:
o Create, edit, and delete posts with text, images, or videos.
3. Likes and Comments:
o Enable users to like posts and add comments.
4. Friendships/Followers:
o Friend request system or follower-following mechanism.
5. Newsfeed:
o Display posts from friends or followed users in chronological or
algorithmic order.
6. Direct Messaging:
o One-on-one or group chats with real-time messaging.
7. Notifications:
o Alerts for new likes, comments, friend requests, and messages.
8. Search:
o Search for users, posts, or hashtags.
9. Privacy Controls:
o Options to make profiles and posts public, private, or limited to
friends.
, Tech Stack
Front-End:
HTML/CSS: For the basic layout and styling.
JavaScript: For dynamic content and interactivity.
React.js / Vue.js / Angular: Frameworks for scalable and responsive UI.
Back-End:
Node.js: Handles server logic.
Express.js: Provides routing and middleware.
Database:
MongoDB: Stores user data, posts, comments, and other information.
Real-Time Communication:
Socket.IO: For real-time messaging and notifications.
Storage:
AWS S3 / Cloudinary: For storing and retrieving multimedia content.
Deployment:
Heroku / AWS / Vercel: For hosting the application.
Implementation Steps
1. Project Setup
Initialize a Node.js project and install dependencies.
npm install express mongoose socket.io bcrypt jsonwebtoken multer
npm install --save-dev nodemon
Introduction
A Social Media Platform allows users to connect, interact, and share content. It is
one of the most popular project types for developers to build, providing exposure
to user management, real-time communication, and multimedia handling. This
project simulates platforms like Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
Features
1. User Profiles:
o Create and manage user profiles with profile pictures, bio, and
contact information.
2. Posts:
o Create, edit, and delete posts with text, images, or videos.
3. Likes and Comments:
o Enable users to like posts and add comments.
4. Friendships/Followers:
o Friend request system or follower-following mechanism.
5. Newsfeed:
o Display posts from friends or followed users in chronological or
algorithmic order.
6. Direct Messaging:
o One-on-one or group chats with real-time messaging.
7. Notifications:
o Alerts for new likes, comments, friend requests, and messages.
8. Search:
o Search for users, posts, or hashtags.
9. Privacy Controls:
o Options to make profiles and posts public, private, or limited to
friends.
, Tech Stack
Front-End:
HTML/CSS: For the basic layout and styling.
JavaScript: For dynamic content and interactivity.
React.js / Vue.js / Angular: Frameworks for scalable and responsive UI.
Back-End:
Node.js: Handles server logic.
Express.js: Provides routing and middleware.
Database:
MongoDB: Stores user data, posts, comments, and other information.
Real-Time Communication:
Socket.IO: For real-time messaging and notifications.
Storage:
AWS S3 / Cloudinary: For storing and retrieving multimedia content.
Deployment:
Heroku / AWS / Vercel: For hosting the application.
Implementation Steps
1. Project Setup
Initialize a Node.js project and install dependencies.
npm install express mongoose socket.io bcrypt jsonwebtoken multer
npm install --save-dev nodemon
