This project is a clone of the popular social media app TikTok. It aims to replicate the core functionalities of TikTok, including video sharing, liking, commenting, and user authentication.

• Features
• Technologies Used
• API Endpoints
• Getting Started
• Running the App
• Contributing
• License

• User Authentication (Sign Up, Login, Logout)
• Upload and Share Videos
• Like and Comment on Videos
• Follow and Unfollow Users
• Video Feed based on Followed Users

• Frontend: React, Redux, CSS
• Backend: NestJS, GraphQL
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Authentication: JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
• Storage: Local Storage for video storage
• Containerization: Docker, Docker Compose

• User Authentication:

  • mutation { signUp(input: SignUpInput) { user { id, username, email } } } - Sign up a new user
  • mutation { login(input: LoginInput) { accessToken } } - Log in an existing user
  • mutation { logout } - Log out the current user

• User Management:

  • query { user(id: ID!) { id, username, email, profile } } - Get user profile by ID
  • mutation { updateUser(id: ID!, input: UpdateUserInput) { user { id, username, email, profile } } } - Update user profile by ID
  • mutation { followUser(id: ID!) { user { id, username } } } - Follow a user by ID
  • mutation { unfollowUser(id: ID!) { user { id, username } } } - Unfollow a user by ID

• Video Management:

  • mutation { uploadVideo(input: UploadVideoInput) { video { id, url, description } } } - Upload a new video
  • query { video(id: ID!) { id, url, description, likes, comments } } - Get video details by ID
  • mutation { deleteVideo(id: ID!) { success } } - Delete a video by ID
  • mutation { likeVideo(id: ID!) { video { id, likes } } } - Like a video by ID
  • mutation { unlikeVideo(id: ID!) { video { id, likes } } } - Unlike a video by ID
  • mutation { commentOnVideo(id: ID!, input: CommentInput) { comment { id, content } } } - Comment on a video by ID

To get a local copy up and running follow these simple steps.

• Docker
• Docker Compose

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/your_username/tiktok_clone.git

2. Navigate to the project directory

   cd tiktok_clone

3. Create a folder named database in the root repository

   mkdir database

4. Set up environment variables Create a .env file in the backend directory and add the following:

   DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@database:5432/tiktok_db
   ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET="secret"
   REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET="secret"
   APP_URL="http://localhost:3000"

1. Build and start the Docker containers

   docker-compose up --build

2. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3002 for the frontend and http://localhost:3000/graphql for the GraphQL playground.

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.