This is a YouTube clone application frontend built using React and Firestore. The user interface allows users to upload, view, like, and comment on videos, similar to the functionality provided by YouTube.
- User authentication: Users can sign up, sign in, and sign out securely.
- Video uploading: Users can upload videos to share with others.
- Video viewing: Users can browse and watch videos uploaded by other users.
- Like and comment: Users can like and comment on videos to engage with the content and other users.
- Search functionality: Users can search for videos based on their titles.
- Responsive design: The application is optimized for various screen sizes and devices.
- React: Frontend framework for building user interfaces.
- Firestore: Cloud-based NoSQL database for storing user data, video metadata.
- Firebase Authentication: Used for user authentication and authorization.
- Node.js and npm installed on your machine for running the React frontend.
- Firebase account and Firestore set up for storing user data.
-
Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/etorelan/ytb_clone.git
-
Navigate to the project directory:
cd ytb_clone -
Install frontend dependencies:
cd ytb_clone_frontend npm install -
Set up Firebase Firestore:
- Create a Firebase project and set up Firestore.
- Copy the Firebase configuration details into a .env file with variable names specified in Config.js.
- Ensure Firestore rules allow read and write access as required.
-
Start the frontend server:
# In the frontend directory npm start -
Access the application in your web browser:
http://localhost:3000
This project is licensed under the MIT License
- This project was inspired by the functionality provided by YouTube.
- Special thanks to the developers of React and Firestore for their amazing tools and documentation.
- Thanks to the open-source community for providing helpful resources and tutorials.