Kendrick Manchester's AI Image Generator

Turn words into visuals—this app uses OpenAI's DALL·E API to generate original images from text prompts, powered by Node.js and Express.

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🚀 Features

• Generate unique AI images from any text prompt
• Recent images history
• Responsive, clean UI
• Secure backend (API key never exposed to frontend)

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🛠️ Technologies Used

• Node.js & Express (backend)
• OpenAI DALL-E API
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript (frontend)

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🖥️ How to Run Locally

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/kmanche4675/kendrickmanchester-ai-image-generator.git
   cd kendrickmanchester-ai-image-generator

2. Install backend dependencies

   npm install

3. Create a .env file in the project root with your OpenAI API key:

   OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...
   

4. Start the backend server

   node server.js

5. Open index.html in your browser
   (Double-click or use Live Server in VS Code)

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⚠️ Notes

• You must use your own OpenAI API key.
  Never share your key publicly.
• The backend server (node server.js) must be running for the app to work.
• Do not commit your .env file to GitHub.

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📸 Demo

AI-generated via user prompt: "Stormtroopers with an Infinity Gauntlet"

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📄 License

MIT

🌱 Future Improvements

• Add more unit tests for backend
• Deploy live demo
• Add user authentication
• Add a dark/light mode toggle for the UI
• Live demo coming soon

📬 Contact

LinkedIn
Email: kmanch3@lsu.edu

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Created by Kendrick Manchester