MERN Social 2026

A modern social media app with users, posts, likes, and comments, built with React, Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.

⚡ Features

• 👤 User Authentication (JWT & hashed passwords)
• 📝 Posts & Comments with likes
• 🌐 Responsive UI (React & Material UI)
• 🚀 Backend with Node.js & Express
• 🗄 Database: MongoDB
• 🔄 Optional real-time updates

🛠 Prerequisites

• Node.js >= 13.12.0
• NPM >= 6.14.4 or Yarn >= 1.22.4
• MongoDB >= 4.2.0

💻 Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/shamahoque/mern-social.git
cd mern-social

# Install dependencies
npm install   # or yarn

# Start the development server
npm run development   # or yarn development