UniForum

UniForum is a platform designed for university students to share posts, comment on posts, and like comments and posts, similar to Twitter. Users register by selecting their university and department.

Project Structure

• backend: Contains the Spring Boot source code for the backend.

Features

• User registration and login.
• Post sharing.
• Commenting on posts.
• Liking posts and comments.
• University and department selection during registration.

Technologies Used

• Backend: Spring Boot
• Database: PostgreSQL

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed on your system:

• Java (JDK 8 or higher)
• Maven
• PostgreSQL

Installation and Setup

Follow these steps to set up and run the project locally.

Backend

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/bunyaminkalkan/uniforum.git
   cd uniforum/backend

2. Update the database configuration in src/main/resources/application.properties:

   spring.datasource.url=YOUR_DATABASE_URL
   spring.datasource.username=YOUR_DATABASE_USERNAME
   spring.datasource.password=YOUR_DATABASE_PASSWORD

3. Build the Spring Boot application using Maven:

   mvn clean install

4. Run the Spring Boot application:

   mvn spring-boot:run

The Spring Boot application should now be running on http://localhost:8080.

Frontend

Under Construction

Usage

1. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080 to access the backend API.
2. Use the API to perform user registration, login, and other available actions.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and create a pull request with your changes.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Contact

For any inquiries or feedback, please contact [bnkalkan41@gmail.com].