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Youtube Clone Frontend
NOTE: As of 10-06-2022 at 20:00 IST, I am archiving this repository. It was fun while it lasted.
Youtube clone using PERN stack (Postgres, Express, React, Node).
This is the frontend repository, built with React + Redux. If you are looking for the backend repository, click here
Core packages
- Redux - State Management
- React Router - Routing
- Styling - Styled Components
- Toast Notifications - React Toastify
- Network calls - Axios
- Video player - Videojs
Video uploads
I am using cloudinary for hosting videos and the thumbnails are generated automatically once we upload the video to cloudinary
Features
- Login/Signup
- Upload video
- Search video by channel name
- Search video by title, description
- Like/Dislike video
- Subscribe/Unsubscribe from channels
- Add comment
- Edit profile (avatar, cover)
- Liked videos
- History
Running locally
At the root of your project create an .env file with the following contents:
# BE stands for Backend Endpoint
REACT_APP_BE=<YOUR_BACKEND_ENDPOINT> # eg: http://localhost:5000/api/v1
REACT_APP_CLOUDINARY_ENDPOINT=https://api.cloudinary.com/v1_1/<YOUR_CLOUD_NAME>
Then run <code>npm i</code> and <code>npm start</code> to see the youtube clone in action
For more detailed instructions, click here
Watch the Demo
UI
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My Clone Trilogy
With this clone, I am finishing what I call 'my clone trilogy'. If you are interested, you can visit my other clones that are part of this trilogy