📰 News Portal (MERN Stack)

A full-stack News Portal web application built using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js). Users can register, login, and interact with news content.

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🚀 Live Demo

https://news-portal-etom.onrender.com/

🔗

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📌 Features

• 🔐 User Authentication (Register & Login)
• 🪪 JWT-based Authorization
• 📰 News API (Create / Read)
• 🌐 RESTful API integration
• ⚡ Fast frontend with React + Vite
• ☁️ Deployed on Render

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• React.js (Vite)
• Axios
• CSS

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB Atlas
• Mongoose

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📁 Project Structure

news-portal/
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├── client/        # React frontend
│   └── dist/      # Production build
│
├── server/        # Backend (Node + Express)
│   ├── routes/
│   ├── controllers/
│   └── server.js
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└── README.md

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Clone Repository

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2️⃣ Backend Setup

cd server
npm install
npm run dev

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3️⃣ Frontend Setup

cd client
npm install
npm run dev

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4️⃣ Environment Variables

Create a .env file inside server/:

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key
PORT=5000

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🔌 API Endpoints

Auth Routes

• POST /api/auth/register
• POST /api/auth/login
• GET /api/auth/profile

News Routes

• GET /api/news
• POST /api/news

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🧪 Testing

Use Postman to test API:

POST https://module-27-ostad.onrender.com/api/auth/register

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🙋‍♂️ Author

Faruk Badsha

• GitHub: https://github.com/FarukBadsha0186

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⭐ Support

If you like this project, give it a ⭐ on GitHub!