InSights | Blog Website

Overview

The InSights | Blog Website is a dynamic platform that allows users to create, manage, and read blog posts. It provides a seamless user experience with an intuitive UI and responsive design. The platform is built using modern web technologies to ensure efficiency and scalability.

Features

• 📝 Create, Edit, and Delete Blog Posts

• 📄 Rich Text Editor for Blog Content
• 📱 Fully Responsive Design
• 🗂 Categories and Tags for Organization
• 👥 User Authentication and Authorization
• 💾 Persistent Storage for Blog Data
• 🚀 Optimized Performance for Fast Loading

Tech Stack

• FrameWork: NEXT JS
• Frontend: React, Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• Authentication: Auth / JWT

Installation & Setup

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• Node.js (v16+ recommended)
• MongoDB (if using local database)
• Git

Steps to Run Locally

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/blog-website.git
   cd blog-website

2. Install Dependencies:

   npm install

3. Set Up Environment Variables: Create a .env file and add the necessary keys:

   MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
   CLOUD_NAME=Of Cloudinary
   API_KEY=Of Cloudinary
   API_SECRET=Of Cloudinary
   GEMINI_API_KEY=

4. Run the Development Server:

   npm run dev

5. Open in Browser: Visit http://localhost:3000 to see the app in action.

Deployment

To deploy the project:

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! To contribute:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch (feature-branch)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m "Added new feature")
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature-branch)
5. Create a Pull Request

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2025 [Sujal Raj]

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

Contact

For any queries or suggestions, feel free to reach out:

• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sujalraj1/ ]
• GitHub: [ https://github.com/Sujal-Raj/ ]

This is a Next.js project bootstrapped with create-next-app.

Getting Started

First, run the development server:

npm run dev
# or
yarn dev
# or
pnpm dev
# or
bun dev

Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.

You can start editing the page by modifying app/page.tsx. The page auto-updates as you edit the file.

This project uses next/font to automatically optimize and load Geist, a new font family for Vercel.

Learn More

To learn more about Next.js, take a look at the following resources:

• Next.js Documentation - learn about Next.js features and API.
• Learn Next.js - an interactive Next.js tutorial.

You can check out the Next.js GitHub repository - your feedback and contributions are welcome!

Deploy on Vercel

The easiest way to deploy your Next.js app is to use the Vercel Platform from the creators of Next.js.

Check out our Next.js deployment documentation for more details.