YelpBBQ

A RESTful Node.js web application project that allows users to share their BBQ experience by uploading photos and comments.

Live Demo

To see the app in action, go to https://calm-depths-02705.herokuapp.com/

Username: guest Password: guest

Features

• Authentication:
  • User login with username and password
  • Admin sign-up with admin code
• Authorization:
  • One cannot manage posts and view user profile without being authenticated
  • One cannot edit or delete posts and comments created by other users
  • Admin can manage all posts and comments
• Manage campground posts with basic functionalities:
  • Create, edit and delete posts and comments
  • Upload campground photos
  • Display campground location on Google Maps
  • Search existing campgrounds
• Manage user account with basic functionalities: Password reset via email confirmation~~ (disabled)
  • Profile page setup with sign-up
• Flash messages responding to users’ interaction with the app
• Responsive web design

• Custom Enhancements

• Update campground photos when editing campgrounds

• Update personal information on profile page

• Improve image load time on the landing page using Cloudinary

• Use Helmet to strengthen security

Front-end

• ejs(http://ejs.co/)
• Google Maps APIs(https://developers.google.com/maps/)
• Bootstrap(https://getbootstrap.com/docs/3.3/)

Back-end

• express(https://expressjs.com/)
• mongoDB(https://www.mongodb.com/)
• mongoose(http://mongoosejs.com/)
• async(http://caolan.github.io/async/)
• crypto(https://nodejs.org/api/crypto.html#crypto_crypto)
• helmet(https://helmetjs.github.io/)
• passport(http://www.passportjs.org/)
• passport-local(https://github.com/jaredhanson/passport-local#passport-local)
• express-session(https://github.com/expressjs/session#express-session)
• method-override(https://github.com/expressjs/method-override#method-override)
• nodemailer(https://nodemailer.com/about/)
• moment(https://momentjs.com/)
• cloudinary(https://cloudinary.com/)
• geocoder(https://github.com/wyattdanger/geocoder#geocoder)
• connect-flash(https://github.com/jaredhanson/connect-flash#connect-flash)

Platforms

• Cloudinary(https://cloudinary.com/)
• Heroku(https://www.heroku.com/)
• Cloud9(https://aws.amazon.com/cloud9/?origin=c9io)

What Next

• Immigrate to AWS and DynamoDB