CoNote – Collaborative Note App

CoNote is a full-stack collaborative note-taking application designed for real-time editing, secure authentication, and a clean, responsive UI. Users can create, edit, and delete notes—individually or collaboratively—with all changes synced live across clients.

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Features

✨ Core Functionality

• User Authentication
  Secure signup/login using JWT tokens. Passwords are hashed with bcrypt.

• Note Management (CRUD)
  Users can create, view, edit, and delete their own notes.

• Real-Time Collaboration
  Multiple users can edit the same note simultaneously using WebSockets (Socket.IO).

• Live Editing
  Text changes are broadcast instantly across all users viewing the same note.

• Sharable Collaboration Links
  Authenticated users can share note links; collaborators are redirected to the correct note after login.

• Who’s Editing Indicator
  See which users are currently editing a note in real-time.

• Authentication-Gated Views
  Notes and dashboard are protected routes accessible only to logged-in users.

• Deployed Backend on AWS EC2
  Node.js + MongoDB backend running on a cloud-hosted Ubuntu instance.

• HTTPS Development Access via ngrok
  Local development is tunneled using ngrok for secure API communication with Vercel frontend.

✨ UI/UX

• Responsive layout built with Tailwind CSS
• Neo-brutalist note cards for visual character
• Smooth transitions and hover states
• Personalized dashboard showing user's notes and greeting

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Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, React Router, Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Node.js, Express, MongoDB, Mongoose
• Authentication: JWT, bcrypt
• Real-Time: Socket.IO
• Cloud Hosting: AWS EC2 (Ubuntu)
• Dev Tunnel: ngrok

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Local Development

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/conote.git
   cd conote
   

2. Frontend

    cd client
    npm install
    npm run dev
   

3. Backend

    cd backend
    npm install
    node server.js
    

Future Work

• Add note version history

• Comments within notes

• Offline support with local storage

• Email-based invitation for collaboration

• Markdown support

• Dark mode toggle

• Admin dashboard for managing users/notes