My Recipe Blog

Welcome to the Nicolay Recipe Blog! This project was created as part of a class assignment where we were tasked with creating a recipe website. The website was hosted at dnicolay.de.

Table of Contents

• About
• Features
• Technologies Used
• Installation

About

This is my Recipe Blog, which is a vegan food blog that provides delicious vegan recipes and plant-based living tips. The website was created by me as part of a programming project in class. The goal of the project was to create a fully functional recipe website where users can browse, search, and view recipes.

Features

• Browse a variety of vegan recipes
• Search for recipes using the search bar
• View detailed recipe pages with ingredients and instructions
• Like and dislike recipes
• Add comments to recipes

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express.js
• EJS
• MySQL
• CSS
• JavaScript

Installation

To run this project locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/DimitriosNicolay/RecipeWebsite.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd RecipeWebsite

3. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

4. Create a .env file in the root directory and add your database credentials:

   DB_HOST=your_database_host
   DB_USERNAME=your_database_username
   DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password
   DB_DATABASE=your_database_name

5. Start the server:

   npm start

6. Open your browser and go to http://localhost:4000 to view the website.