Story Sharing Web Application

A minimalist story sharing platform inspired by Telegraph, allowing users to publish and share stories with media support.

🌟 Features

• Create and share stories with text and media
• Support for images and videos
• View counter and like system
• Mobile-responsive design
• Rate limiting (5 posts/12 hours)
• Bad word filtering
• Story listing with pagination

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB with Mongoose
• File Upload: Multer with qu.ax integration
• Session Management: express-session
• Other: moment.js, cors, dotenv

🚀 Quick Start

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/sazumivicky/story-sharing-app.git
   cd story-sharing-app

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Create a .env file in the root directory with:

   MONGODB_URI=YOUR_MONGODB_URL_HERE
   ALLOWED_ORIGIN=http://localhost:3000

4. Start the server

   npm start

🐳 Docker Support

Build and run with Docker:

docker build -t story-sharing-app .
docker run -p 3000:3000 story-sharing-app

📝 License

MIT License - feel free to use this project for your own purposes.

🙏 Credits

Created by Viki - Inspired by Telegraph