Green-Social

Green Social

Minimal green-themed social app (posts, reactions, comments, auth).

Prereqs: Node.js 18+ is recommended.

Install and run:

npm install
npm start

App will run on http://localhost:3000

Notes:

• This is a minimal demo. The server uses SQLite and stores data in data/data.db by default.
• Uploads are stored in data/uploads by default.
• For production you must set JWT_SECRET environment variable.
• Useful env vars:
  • PORT (default 3000)
  • DATA_DIR (default ./data)
  • DB_PATH (optional override)
  • UPLOAD_DIR (optional override)

Docker

Build and run the image:

docker build -t green-social:latest .
docker run -p 3000:3000 -e NODE_ENV=production -e DATA_DIR=/app/data -e JWT_SECRET=change-me -v "$(pwd)/data:/app/data" green-social:latest

Using docker-compose:

docker-compose up --build

Notes

• The app stores SQLite DB in data/data.db when you mount ./data as a volume.
• On Windows PowerShell, use -v "${PWD}/data:/app/data" or create the data folder first.

Deploy to the internet (easy option: Render)

This app needs a Node.js web service and (recommended) a persistent disk because it uses SQLite + uploads.

• Create a new Web Service from your GitHub repo.
• Start command: npm start
• Environment variables:
  • NODE_ENV=production
  • JWT_SECRET=<any long random string>
  • DATA_DIR=/var/data
• Add a Disk mounted to /var/data (so data.db and uploads/ survive restarts).

After deploy your site will be available on your Render URL.