BookNook

BookNook is a digital book search engine and is an app that allows users to search for books, save their favorite books, and view them later. Originally built with a RESTful API, this app has been refactored to utilize a GraphQL API using Apollo Server. It is built with the MERN stack: MongoDB, Express.js, React, and Node.js. The app also supports user authentication, allowing users to sign up, log in, and save their book searches to their account.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

-Node.js and npm installed -MongoDB Atlas account for database hosting -Apollo Server and MongoDB libraries

Installation

-Clone the repository:

git clone cd

Install dependencies:

server:

cd server
npm install

client

cd client
npm install

Set up MongoDB Atlas:

-Create a MongoDB Atlas cluster.

-Get the connection string and add it to .env files on both front and back ends.

Run the app locally:

• Start the backend server:

cd server
npm start

-Start the frontend development server:

cd client 
npm run dev

Deployment:

-Go to Render -Choose New Web Service -Connect your repository -Deploy from root directory

npm install && npm run build

npm run start

Click Create Web Service to deploy your server.It is deployed in Render. Check out the live demo here: Google Books App

Contributing

Fork the repository

License

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