ByteScribe

A small Node.js + Express blog application with server-side rendered views using EJS.

Features

• Create, view, edit, and delete blog posts
• Server-side rendered pages with EJS templates
• Bootstrap-based layout and custom styles
• In-memory storage for posts (no database required)

Project structure

• index.js - Main Express application entry point
• package.json - Node dependencies and package metadata
• public/ - Static assets
  • main.css - Custom styling
  • logo-notepad.png - App logo image
• views/ - EJS view templates
  • index.ejs - Landing/home page
  • app.ejs - New blog post form
  • post_new.ejs - List of published posts
  • post_view.ejs - Single post display
  • post_edit.ejs - Edit form for an existing post
  • partials/ - Shared components
    • header.ejs - Header with navigation
    • footer.ejs - Footer content

Installation

1. Install dependencies:

npm install

2. Run the application:

node index.js

3. Open your browser at:

http://localhost:3000

Usage

• Visit / to view the landing page.
• Visit /post to create a new blog post.
• After posting, you are redirected to /post/new where all posts are listed.
• Use the View button to open a post at /post/:id.
• Use the Edit button to modify a post at /post/:id/edit.
• Use the Delete button to remove a post.

Notes

• The application stores posts in memory only. Restarting the server clears all posts.
• Post titles are optional; blank titles display as Untitled.
• Post content is required to create or save a post.

Dependencies

• express
• body-parser
• ejs