Welcome to Hyrule Gazette, a blog application inspired by the legendary world of Zelda! This README provides an overview of the features and instructions on how to run the application locally.

1. Features
   • Login and Signup
   • Create Blogs with "Generate Content"
   • Delete and Edit Blogs
   • Markdown Format Support
   • View Notifications and User Feed
   • Rate, Comment, and Follow
   • Search, Filter, and Pagination
2. Running Locally
3. API Documentation

• Users can create accounts by providing email, username, and password.
• Existing users can log in securely.

• Craft your blogs with your own header image, title, content and blurb.
• Utilize the special "Generate Content" feature for Zelda-themed inspiration. (Credits to open-source Zelda API https://docs.zelda.fanapis.com/ ).
• Provides a sample image, title, and content generated about Zelda games, dungeons, bosses, and locations.

• Users have the ability to delete and edit their blog posts at any time.
• Users can also update their profile through the profile page.

• Write blog content using Markdown format for a rich text experience, which will be displayed accordingly.

• Users can rate blog posts, leave comments, and follow their favorite bloggers.

• Stay updated with notifications and view a personalized user feed based on who you are following.

• Easily search for specific blog posts by keywords or authors.
• Filter posts based on categories or keywords.
• Navigate through paginated blog posts for a seamless experience.
• Control number of blogs displayed per page.

To run the application locally, follow these steps:

1. Download the ZIP file and extract it.
2. Navigate to both the client folder and server folder in the terminal and run the following command in both of them to install packages.

   npm i

3. Navigate to the root folder and run:

   npm i

   This will install the necessary packages, including concurrently, which is needed to run both frontend and backend simultaneously.
4. In the root folder, run:

   npm start

   This will concurrently run both the frontend and backend.
   • Frontend is hosted on http://localhost:5000
   • Backend is hosted on http://localhost:3000

Explore the backend API documentation here for details on the API endpoints, the required parameters and headers for each, and the expected response statuses.

Whether you're a seasoned adventurer or an age-old enthusiast, Hyrule Gazette has everything you need to dive into the world of Zelda games.