README.md

United Blogosphere

A blog safe space for everyone.

Useful Commands:

First ensure you have node and npm installed (node -v / npm -v to check): https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager

npm run dev Starts the development server.

npm run build Builds the app for production.

npm start Runs the built app in production mode.

Remove node_modules and rebuild dependencies: rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json npm install

Connecting to the Mongo DB

Install it first via: brew tap mongodb/brew brew update brew install mongodb-community@7.0

Then to test locally: brew services start mongodb/brew/mongodb-community

This command will start MongoDB as a background service. If you prefer to run it in the foreground for easier monitoring, you can use: mongod --config /opt/homebrew/etc/mongod.conf

Once running, access the shell: mongosh

Create a test database: use testDB db.testCollection.insertOne({ name: "John Doe", age: 30 }) db.testCollection.find({ name: "John Doe" })

Once done, stop the server: brew services stop mongodb/brew/mongodb-community

Accessing MongoDB from your Code

within your .env.local, add: MONGODB_URI=mongodb+srv://:@cluster0.mongodb.net/yourdbname?retryWrites=true&w=majority

Update Your Mongoose Connection Code in .env.local for local testing: MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/posts Test to make sure the connection is good and have your dev environment running and visit: http://localhost:3000/api/testConnection

Creating Posts using Curl

To test POST requests to the /api/posts endpoint:

curl -X POST http://localhost:3000/api/posts \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
  "title": "Test Post",
  "content": "This is a test post.",
  "summary": "This is the summary of the test post."
}'

Ensure they exist by querying the DB:

mongosh
use posts
db.posts.find().pretty()

Dependencies:

npx create-next-app@latest dvu-blog --typescript npm install axios npm install mongoose npm install mongodb npm install formik yup npm install multer npm i uuid npm install @google-cloud/secret-manager

Env Variables Needed:

MONGODB_URI=mongodb+srv://:@cluster0.mongodb.net/yourdbname?retryWrites=true&w=majority
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key_here

Deploying to production:

Create a production build: npm run build

Deploy to GCP: gcloud app deploy