Tweet - Final Project for Team Mind-and-Machine

Tweet - a modern social networking platform built with Ruby on Rails and Next.js, featuring real-time messaging, post sharing, and user interactions.

Tech Stack

Backend

• Ruby on Rails 7.0
• PostgreSQL
• Docker & Docker Compose

Frontend

• Next.js 13 (App Router)
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS

Features

• User authentication
• Real-time messaging
• Post creation and interaction
• Like and comment system
• User profiles
• Post search functionality
• Responsive design

Prerequisites

• Docker
• Docker Compose
• Make

Quick Start

1. Clone the repository

https://github.com/scalableinternetservices/mind-and-machine.git
cd mind-and-machine

2. Run the application

make run

Project Structure

mind-and-machine/
├── Dockerfile
├── Gemfile
├── Makefile
├── README.md
├── Rakefile
├── app (backend Rails app)
├── bin
├── config (backend Rails config)
├── db (PostgreSQL database)
├── docker-compose.yml
├── lib (backend Rails lib)
├── react (frontend Next.js app)
├── storage
└── vendor

API Endpoints

The frontend communicates with a Ruby on Rails backend API running on http://localhost:3000. Key endpoints include:

• Authentication: /api/login, /api/signup
• Posts: /api/posts
• Comments: /api/posts/:id/comments
• Likes: /api/posts/:id/like
• Search: /api/search/posts, /api/search/users
• Messages: /api/chats

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.