12/9/23 update: This app is now deployed on Vercel at : https://upfront-local-insights-client.vercel.app/
This project is deployed on an AWS EC2 instance and can be accessed by it's Public IPv4 address: http://54.90.137.205/ and also deployed on Vercel.
Upfront Local Insights is a business review website that lets users rate and review businesses. Users can also submit a business (with Photo) if the business is not already listed.
The problem I wanted to solve is simple. I want consumers to be able to write reviews, good or bad and have them seen. Consumers need full transparency. Both Google and Yelp! hide reviews.
Both Yelp! and Google hid reviews on a boarding facility I took our dog to. Had I seen those reviews I may have not taken her there. Our dog escaped this same facility and was hit by a car and injured. My review of this experience was even hidden.
Consumers have a right to know about any reviews being made about a business. My goal is to have a place where users can leave a review, and that review will be seen and not hidden by an algorithm, however, I do believe foul language and slander should be filtered.
Upfront Local Insights requires Node.js v10+ to run. Tested on version 16.14.2
This App uses NPM Node Package Manager to manage it's dependencies and packages.
from the root directory
npm install
Create a .env file in the server folder and add your values.
For example:
NODE_ENV=development
DB_URI=YOUR_URI
JWT_SECRET=YOUR_SECRET
REFRESH_EXPIRES_IN=YOUR_VALUE DAYS, FOR EXAMPLE 20d
REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET=YOUR_SECRET
PORT=3001
Double check your MongoDB connection URI. For example:
DB_URI=mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@cluster0.qkyacex.mongodb.net/?retryWrites=true&w=majority
This App uses concurrently to start both the client and server. I have configured the root package.json to define workspaces with the client and server. So in the ROOT directory:
npm start
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Find a bug? I welcome contributions. Simply open a pull request with your changes and I will review them.