📓 Note-Taking App

Welcome to the Note-Taking App! 🎉 This is a simple web application built with Node.js and MySQL, designed to allow users to create, edit, and delete notes. 📝

🌐 Check out the Live Demo!

🛠️ Features

• Create Notes: Add new notes with a title and content. ✍️
• Edit Notes: Modify the content of any existing note. ✏️
• Delete Notes: Remove notes that are no longer needed. 🗑️
• Persistent Data: Notes are saved in a MySQL database, so they are available even after restarting the app. 🔒
• Simple Interface: A clean, user-friendly UI for managing your notes. 🎨

🖥️ Technologies Used

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime for building the backend. 🚀
• Express: Web framework for Node.js to handle HTTP requests. 🌐
• MySQL: Database to store user notes. 🗄️
• EJS: Template engine to render dynamic HTML views. 🖥️
• Passport: Authentication middleware for handling user login. 🔑
• Bcryptjs: For securely hashing passwords. 🔒
• Connect-Flash: For displaying flash messages (success, error, etc.). ⚡
• Dotenv: For managing environment variables. ⚙️

📝 Installation

Clone the Repository

1. To get started, clone the repository to your local machine using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/fatima-Sami55/Note-App.git

Install Dependencies

2. Navigate to the project directory and install the required dependencies using npm:

cd Note-App
npm install

Configure the MySQL Database

3. Make sure you have MySQL installed on your machine. 🖥️

4. Create a database for the app. You can name it note_app or any name you prefer. 💾

5. Set up your environment variables by creating a .env file in the root directory and add the following content (update with your own credentials):

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_USER=root
DB_PASSWORD=yourpassword
DB_NAME=note_app
SESSION_SECRET=yourSecretKey

🚀 Run the Application

Start the app by running:

npm start

The app should now be running at http://localhost:3000 🎉

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