📸 Splash - Photo Sharing Platform

Splash is a social media platform built with the MERN stack, allowing users to upload photos, view others' posts, follow users, like posts, and comment on images.

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🚀 Features

✅ User Authentication – Signup/Login with secure authentication
✅ Photo Uploading – Users can upload and share their images
✅ Like & Comment System – Engage with posts through likes and comments
✅ Follow Users – Build a personalized feed by following others
✅ Responsive UI – Seamlessly works on all devices
✅ MERN Stack – Uses MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend:

• React.js
• Tailwind CSS

Backend:

• Node.js & Express.js
• MongoDB (Mongoose for schema handling)
• Cloud Storage for Images
• JWT Authentication

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📂 Project Structure

SPLASH/
│── backend/              # Node.js & Express backend
│   ├── models/           # Database models (User, Post, Comment)
│   ├── routes/           # API routes
│   ├── controllers/      # Logic for handling requests
│   ├── app.js            # Main backend file
│   ├── .env              # Environment variables
│── frontend/             # React.js frontend
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── components/   # Reusable UI components
│   │   ├── pages/        # Pages (Feed, Profile, Upload, etc.)
│   │   ├── App.js        # Main App component
│   │   ├── index.js      # Entry point
│   ├── package.json      # Frontend dependencies
│── README.md             # Project documentation

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📌 Getting Started

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Tanmay-Mirgal/Splash.git
cd Splash

2️⃣ Setup the Backend (Node.js & Express)

cd backend
npm install
npm start

The backend will start running at http://localhost:5000/.

3️⃣ Setup the Frontend (React.js)

cd ../frontend
npm install
npm start

The frontend will start running at http://localhost:3000/.

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🎨 UI Preview

DEMO APP:

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🌐 Live Demo

Check out the deployed version here: Splash Live

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📜 License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! To contribute:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch (feature-name)
3. Commit your changes
4. Push the branch and create a Pull Request

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📬 Connect with Me

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