📝 RegBlog

Overview

RegBlog is a fullstack social blogging platform that enables students to document their learning journey, share discoveries, and interact with peers.
It’s built with Spring Boot (Java) for the backend, Angular for the frontend, and PostgreSQL for data persistence — all dockerized and orchestrated using Docker Compose, with a Makefile to simplify builds and runs.

Database schema evolution is handled automatically using Flyway migrations, and the Angular build is served efficiently via Nginx.

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🚀 Features

👤 User Features

• Register, log in, and manage profiles securely (JWT-based authentication)
• View and edit personal block pages (profile + posts)
• Create, edit, delete, and view posts (with image/video support)
• Like and comment on posts
• Subscribe/unsubscribe to other users’ blocks
• Receive notifications for new posts from subscribed users
• Report inappropriate users with a reason and timestamp

🧑‍💻 Admin Features

• Access a protected admin dashboard
• Manage users (delete)
• Manage posts (delete inappropriate content)
• Review and handle user reports
• View platform statistics (optional analytics)

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🧩 Technologies Used

Layer	Technology	Description
Backend	Spring Boot 3.x	REST API framework
	Spring Security + JWT	Authentication & authorization
	Spring Data JPA	ORM & database access
	PostgreSQL	Relational database
	Flyway	Database migrations & version control
	Maven	Build and dependency management
Frontend	Angular 17+	SPA framework
	Angular Material / Bootstrap	UI components
	Nginx	Serves production Angular build
DevOps	Docker	Containerization
	Docker Compose	Multi-service orchestration
	Makefile	Simplified build/run commands

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🚀 Starting the Application

You can easily build and run 01Blog using the provided Makefile. The Makefile includes commands to build Docker images for the backend and frontend, run the PostgreSQL database, and start the application locally or in Docker containers. !!! Make sure to get same as the .env.example in an .env file.

Local Development

1. Start PostgreSQL:

make run-postgres

2. Build and run backend and frontend containers:

make run-backend && make run-frontend

This setup allows you to develop and test the backend and frontend on your machine while connecting to a local PostgreSQL instance.

Dockerized Setup

To build and start all services in Docker containers:

make docker-up

To stop all containers:

make docker-down

Made with ❤️ by Regera