📬 Letter Dot Send

A simple blog-style web app built with Node.js, Express, and EJS. Users can create, view, edit, and delete blog posts. It also supports uploading images for each post.

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🚀 Features

• Create new blog posts with a title, author, content, and image
• Edit or delete existing posts
• View blog previews and full content on a dedicated page
• Character counter for content
• Responsive layout using Bootstrap

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Node.js
• Express
• EJS (Embedded JavaScript Templates)
• Bootstrap 5
• Multer (for handling image uploads)

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📂 Project Structure

letter-dot-send/
├── public/
│   ├── css/
│   │   └── style.css
│   └── uploads/              # Uploaded images stored here
├── views/
│   ├── partials/
│   │   ├── header.ejs
│   │   └── footer.ejs
│   ├── blogs.ejs
│   ├── blog.ejs
│   ├── create-new.ejs
│   └── edit.ejs
├── .gitignore
├── README.md
├── app.js
├── package.json
└── package-lock.json

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🖼️ Screenshots

Add screenshots here:

• Home page
• Create new post form
• Blog detail view
• Edit form

(You can capture and upload screenshots using your app and embed them with Markdown syntax like below)

![Create New Post](screenshots/create-new.png)

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🧪 Installation & Running Locally

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/anamariadragieva/letter-dot-send.git
cd letter-dot-send

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Start the development server:

node app.js

4. Open your browser and go to:

http://localhost:3000

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🌍 Live Demo

Check out the live demo: https://letter-dot-send.onrender.com (replace with actual link if hosted)

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🚢 Deployment Tips

To deploy your app using platforms like Render or Railway:

1. Push your code to GitHub

2. Go to Render (https://render.com) or Railway (https://railway.app)

3. Connect your GitHub repo

4. Set build and start commands:

   • Build command: npm install
   • Start command: node app.js

5. Ensure your image uploads folder (e.g., public/uploads) exists

6. Deploy

For persistent image storage, consider integrating a cloud storage solution (e.g., Cloudinary or AWS S3)

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📬 Contact

Built by Ana-Maria Dragieva. Feedback and contributions welcome!