Hello!

Thank you for taking the time to check out this repo. This is The Youniverse - a mock social media application designed for the promotion of emotionally intelligent though.

Here is a link to a demonstration video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93rDLcB3dKI&t=4s

If you are looking to fork and clone this onto your own computer, feel free to read onwards.

Setting Up

1. Fork and clone this repository to your computer
2. Go to the directory this repo is stored within your computer and run the command npm install
3. Make sure the backend is running on localhost:3000 as this app fetches data from that port.
4. Run the command npm start
5. You should be prompted with a message saying that something is running on localhost:3000. It will ask if you want to run the application on another port. Say yes.
6. Load and enjoy!

Backend Repo

https://github.com/jonathanbrierre/TheYouniverse-Back