README.md

File Sharing using MERN stack

🧾 Description

User can upload any file and can get the online link of that file. It is helpful when we want to share any file using a link.

⚙ Tools and Technologies used

Frontend

1. React.js

Backend

1. Node.js
2. Express.js
3. MongoDB

🛠 Prerequisites

Before getting started, ensure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your machine:

 Node.js (version 12 or above) 
 npm (comes bundled with Node.js)

🛠 Installation and setup

1. Clone the repo to your local machine.

2. Install the required dependency for server using :

   cd server
   npm install

3. Install the required dependency for client using :

   cd client
   npm install

4. Create a .env file inside the server folder and provide the following environment variables:

   DB_USERNAME=<your-db-username>
   DB_PASSWORD=<your-db-password>
   
   

5. Start the express server using :

   cd server
   npm start

6. Start the react development server using:

   cd client
   npm start
   

7. Open your web browser and visit http://localhost:3000 to access this App.

Video 🎥

file-sharing-app-video-demonstration.mp4

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