README

About the Application

This is an experimental Next.js blog app bootstrapped with create-next-app. The application is designed to create, read, update and delete blog posts.

Technologies Used

• Next.js
• Tanstack query
• react-hook-form
• Prisma as an ORM
• Prisma client
• PostgreSQL database
• Lucide icons
• daisy ui
• Cypress for unit and end-to-end testing

Requirements to Run the Application

You'll need the following installed

• Node.js version: 20.10.0
• npm version: 10.2.3
• PostgreSQL needs to be installed
  • PostgreSQL - brew install postgresql or sudo apt-get install postgresql

Getting Started

First, set up the database:

Setting Up Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root of your project and add the following line to set up your database connection:

DATABASE_URL="postgresql://<postgres_user_name>:<postgres_user_password>@localhost:5432/blog_app?schema=public"

Replace <postgres_user_name> and <postgres_user_password> with your PostgreSQL username and password.

Setting Up the Database

Run the following command to create the database:

npx prisma migrate dev

Run the development server:

npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.