EJS TinyMCE Blog Alison

About The Project

This is a simple blog application created for my friend Alison back when I was still learning node and basic front-end.

It uses EJS for templating the pages and TinyMCE as the rich text editor for creating blog posts.

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Built With

• EJS
• Express.js
• TinyMCE

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Getting Started

To get a local copy up and running follow these simple steps.

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• MongoDB

Installation

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/cjrussell23/EJS-TinyMCE-Blog-Alison.git
   

2. Install NPM packages

   npm install
   

3. Create a .env file in the root directory and provide the following variables:

   PORT=3000
   MONGODB_URI=<your_mongodb_uri>
   SESSION_SECRET=<your_session_secret>
   EMAIL_ADDRESS=<your_email_address>
   EMAIL_PASSWORD=<your_email_password>
   

4. Start the server

   npm start
   

5. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to view the website.

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