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A discussion forum platform built using MERN Stack. As In the government organisation ICAR there are various posts varies in ranking and multiple groups / divisions with different or similar intrests it became quite a complex task to communicate or connect to specific person without going through a long chain of people.
A need was felt to have a such wonderful communication platform where everyone can contribute their views/ ideas on particular topic of interest. This powerful medium will help the authorities to share information ,seek suggestions or ideas of a group or sepcific group member in a short time.

Features

User authentication and authorization Posts /Thread creation and management Commenting system User profiles and settings

Technologies Used

Node.js Express.js MongoDB Mongoose Passport.js (for authentication) EJS (template engine)

Getting Started

Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/ApeSkillx/discussion.git Split Terminal into Two Parts: a-> cd client b-> cd server Install dependencies: npm install or npm install --f to force install Start the server : nodemon Start client side: npm start Visit http://localhost:3000 in your web browser

Likewise you can also cd to admin and install packages to access its features

Set up Database

Make sure you either setup Mongo Compass locally or Use Mongo Atlas for cloud storage

For Local storage of Database

1. Install and setup mongo compass
2. create database "discussion" and collections based on .json files
3. Import .json files in in their respective collections.

Now the database is ready for CRUD operations and you can use the discussion forum locally

For Cloud Storage of Database

1. Set up mongoAtlas
2. Create Cluster and Collections and import .json files
3. Link them to the server

Now the database is setup on your Atlas Credentials

Usage

Register or login to create Posts / Threads or contribute in ongoing conversations. Comment or share information according to their accessibility rights. Explore threads across various groups and engage in discussions

Contributing

Pull requests and issues are welcome! Please see the file for details.

Author

• ApeSkillx - Creator and maintainer of the project.
• Nitin - Creator and maintainer of the project.