Poetry Sharing Platform

I'll create a poetry sharing platform with Instagram-like features using Next.js (which combines React for frontend and Node.js for backend), Express.js for additional API functionality, and MongoDB for the database.

Let's start by setting up the project with all the required features:

Project Overview

I've created a complete poetry sharing platform with Instagram-like features using Next.js, which combines React for the frontend and Node.js for the backend. The platform includes MongoDB integration for data storage.

Key Features

1. Authentication System

   • Signup page with username, email, and password
   • Login page with secure authentication
   • Logout functionality

2. Core Functionality

   • Home feed to view poems from all users
   • Like poems with real-time updates
   • Comment system with collapsible comment sections
   • User profiles showing published poems
   • Create and publish new poems

3. User Experience

   • Responsive design that works on mobile and desktop
   • Modern UI with Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui components
   • Intuitive navigation with protected routes

Technical Implementation

• Frontend: React.js with Next.js App Router
• Backend: Next.js API routes and server actions
• Database: MongoDB with Mongoose for data modeling
• Authentication: Token-based authentication with HTTP-only cookies
• State Management: React hooks for local state management

Project Structure

• Authentication: Signup, login, and middleware for protected routes
• Feed: Display poems with like and comment functionality
• Create: Form to write and publish new poems
• Profile: User profile with published poems
• Components: Reusable components like PoemCard for consistent UI

Getting Started

To run this project, you'll need to:

1. Set up a MongoDB database and add the connection string to your environment variables
2. Install the required dependencies
3. Run the development server

This project provides a solid foundation that you can extend with additional features like following users, categories for poems, or advanced search functionality.

Please make sure to add the following environment variable to your project:

Great! Now that you've added the MONGODB_URI environment variable to your Vercel project, your poetry sharing platform is ready to connect to the database.

Next Steps

Here are some suggestions for what you can do next with your poetry platform:

1. Deploy Your Application

Since you've already set up the environment variable in Vercel, you can deploy your application by:

• Pushing your code to a GitHub repository
• Connecting that repository to your Vercel project
• Deploying through the Vercel dashboard

2. Test the Application

Once deployed (or running locally), you should:

• Create a few test accounts
• Post some sample poems
• Test the like and comment functionality
• Verify that the user profiles display correctly

3. Potential Enhancements

If you want to expand the platform, consider adding:

1. Social Features

   • Follow/unfollow other poets
   • Activity feed showing recent likes and comments
   • Notifications for interactions

2. Content Improvements

   • Categories or tags for poems
   • Search functionality by content or author
   • Featured poems section on the homepage

3. User Experience

   • Dark/light mode toggle
   • Rich text editor for poem formatting
   • Share poems to social media

4. Analytics

   • View counts for poems
   • User engagement metrics
   • Popular poems leaderboard

4. Security Enhancements

For a production application, you should implement:

• Password hashing (currently passwords are stored in plain text)
• Proper JWT authentication instead of the simple token system
• Rate limiting for API endpoints
• Input validation and sanitization

Would you like me to help you implement any of these enhancements to your poetry platform?