A modern social networking application built with ASP.NET Core and Angular, designed to connect people with similar interests.

• 🔐 Secure authentication using JWT tokens
• 👤 User profiles with customizable information
• 📸 Photo upload and management with Cloudinary integration
• 💬 Real-time messaging using SignalR
• ❤️ Like system for user connections
• 📱 Responsive design with modern UI
• 🔍 Advanced user search and filtering
• 🌐 Real-time online presence tracking

• ASP.NET Core 8.0
• Entity Framework Core with SQLite
• Identity Framework for authentication
• SignalR for real-time features
• JWT Authentication
• AutoMapper for object mapping
• Cloudinary for cloud image storage

• Angular 17
• Bootstrap 5 with Bootswatch themes
• ngx-bootstrap components
• SignalR client
• ngx-toastr for notifications
• ngx-spinner for loading states
• ngx-timeago for time formatting
• ng-gallery for photo galleries

• .NET 8.0 SDK
• Node.js
• Angular CLI

1. Clone the repository
2. Navigate to the API directory:

   cd API
   dotnet run

3. Navigate to the Client directory:

   cd Client
   ng serve

4. Access the application at https://localhost:4200

This project follows modern development practices including:

• Clean Architecture principles
• Repository pattern
• Dependency Injection
• Real-time communication
• Secure authentication
• Responsive design
• Error handling middleware
• Database migrations

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

• Built with best practices in mind for scalability and maintainability