Devlabs

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🌟 Our Mission

Our website provides a platform for contributors from all over the world to share their ideas in the form of helpful websites that are free to use. It helps us save a ton of time by allowing us to access a list of all the websites in one location. Whether it be a tool or an educational platform, we may discover any type of website here. This makes it a platform for sharing knowledge!

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💻 Tech Stack

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🚀 Quick Start

Contributions are welcome! If you have any ideas, suggestions, or bug fixes, please open an issue or submit a pull request. Make sure to follow the project's code of conduct.

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Please note that this project is released with a Code of Conduct. By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.

📦 Installation

With Docker

You can clone the project directly from this repo to your local system.

1. Clone the Repo

git clone https://github.com/username/Devlabs.git

2. Navigate to the project directory

cd Devlabs

3. Create Backend Environment

MONGODB_URI=<mongodb connection uri for the database>
PORT=<port number on which backend is running>
FRONTEND_URL=<url of the frontend>
MAIL=<email from which to send mail to self>
PASSWORD=<passkey corresponding to above mail>

4. Create Frontend Environment

All the environment variables for react must be prefixed with REACT_APP_.

REACT_APP_BACKEND=<url of the backend>

5. Run Docker Compose

docker-compose up --build

You have to use build for the first time only then you can use docker-compose up

Now follow all the steps from point 6 of without docker to contribute to the project.

Without Docker

You can clone the project directly from this repo to your local system.

1. Clone the Repo

git clone https://github.com/username/Devlabs.git

2. Install Dependencies

npm install

3. Start Development Server

npm start
#or
npm run dev

4. Create Backend Environment

MONGODB_URI=<mongodb connection uri for the database>
PORT=<port number on which backend is running>
FRONTEND_URL=<url of the frontend>
MAIL=<email from which to send mail to self>
PASSWORD=<passkey corresponding to above mail>

5. Create Frontend Environment

All the environment variables for react must be prefixed with REACT_APP_.

REACT_APP_BACKEND=<url of the backend>

6. Create a New Branch

git checkout -b YourBranchName

7. Make Your Changes to the Source Code

To add a new tool:

Go to src > DB > product.json & add your code

{
    productName: "< App_Name >",
    category: "remote | resume | tweet | ai | ethical | movies | extensions | tools",
    image: "< Image-Url >",
    link: "< Link_to_the_website >",
    description: "< Description of product >"
},

• Ensure that your URLs are short. It is recommended to use bitly for URL shortening.
• Descriptions should not exceed 10-12 words.

8. Stage Your Changes

⚠️ Make sure not to commit package.json or package-lock.json file

⚠️ Make sure not to run the commands git add . or git add *

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Instead, stage your changes for each file/folder specifically.

git add "<files_you_have_changed>"

9. Commit Your Changes

git commit -m "<your_commit_message>"

10. Push Your Local Commits to the Remote Repository

git push origin YourBranchName

11. Create a Pull Request

Create a Pull Request!

If you would like to contribute to the project then kindly go through Contributing Guidelines to understand everything from setup to necessary instructions.

1. User Authentication: Secure user registration and login using JWT. OAuth integration for social logins (Google, Facebook).

2. User Profiles: Customizable user profiles. Profile picture upload and bio section.

3. Tool Rating & Reviews Users can rate and review tools. Aggregate ratings for each tool displayed.

4. Favorites & Bookmarking Users can bookmark their favorite tools. Quick access to bookmarked tools from the profile.

5. Tool Categories & Tags Tools categorized for easy browsing. Tagging system for quick filtering and searching.

6. Advanced Search Search tools by name, category, or tags. Filter results by ratings and reviews.

7. Responsive Design Fully responsive design for mobile, tablet, and desktop.

8. Notifications Email notifications for new tools, reviews, and updates.

9. Admin Dashboard Manage users, tools, and reviews. Analytics on tool usage and user engagement.

10. Documentation Comprehensive documentation for developers. API documentation for integrating with other platforms.

📚 Learn

To know more about project, please go through Learn

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