ThoughtThread

A modern blogging platform, built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.

Features

• 🎨 Modern, Apple-inspired UI/UX design
• 📝 Markdown support for article writing
• 🌓 Dark mode with system preference sync
• 🔖 Article bookmarking functionality
• 📱 Responsive design for all devices
• 🔍 Real-time search functionality
• 📂 Category-based article organization
• 🚀 Auto-saving drafts
• 👤 User authentication
• 📊 Rich text editor with toolbar

Tech Stack

• Frontend: EJS, Bootstrap 5, Custom CSS
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• Authentication: bcrypt
• Other: Marked (Markdown parsing), DOMPurify (Security)

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• MongoDB
• npm or yarn

Quick Start

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/thoughtthread.git
   cd thoughtthread

2. Install dependencies:

   npm run setup

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

   MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   SESSION_SECRET=your_session_secret
   PORT=5000

4. Start the development server:

   npm run dev

The application will be available at http://localhost:5000

Project Structure

thoughtthread/
├── models/          # Database models
├── public/          # Static files
│   ├── images/
│   └── styles/
├── routes/          # Route handlers
├── views/           # EJS templates
│   ├── articles/
│   └── partials/
├── server.js        # Application entry point
├── package.json
└── README.md

Available Scripts

• npm run dev - Start development server with hot reload
• npm start - Start production server
• npm run setup - Install dependencies and setup project

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Design inspired by Apple's modern UI/UX principles
• Icons from Font Awesome
• Markdown support powered by Marked

Screenshots

Home Page

Article Editor

Article View

Contact

Your Name - @yourusername

Project Link: https://github.com/yourusername/thoughtthread