Blogging Application

A modern blogging application built using Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, and Spring Security. This project features user authentication and authorization with custom roles, a responsive user interface with Thymeleaf, and is fully dockerized and deployed on AWS.

Features

• User Authentication & Authorization: Secure login and access control with Spring Security. Utilizes DaoAuthenticationProvider for form-based authentication and custom roles for user management.
• Backend: Implemented using Spring Boot and Spring Data JPA for robust data management.
• Frontend: Integrated Thymeleaf templates for a clean UI. (Note: React or Angular can be used for an alternative frontend.)
• Database: PostgreSQL for reliable and scalable data storage. Utilizes a free tier RDS instance on AWS.
• Docker: Containerized application for consistent deployment and easy scaling.
• Deployment: Deployed on an AWS instance.

Technologies Used

• Spring Boot: For creating stand-alone, production-grade Spring-based applications.
• Spring Data JPA: Simplifies database interactions with JPA repositories.
• Spring Security: Provides authentication and authorization capabilities.
• Thymeleaf: Server-side Java template engine for rendering web pages.
• PostgreSQL: Open-source relational database.
• Docker: Containerization platform for deploying applications.
• AWS: Cloud services provider for hosting and managing the application and database.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Java 11 or higher
• Docker
• PostgreSQL

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/blogging-application.git
   cd blogging-application

2. Configure Database:

   • Set up a PostgreSQL instance and create a database.
   • Update application.properties with your database credentials.

3. Build and Run:

   ./gradlew build
   docker-compose up

4. Access the Application:

   Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080.

Deployment

The application is pre-configured for deployment on AWS. You can deploy the Docker image to an AWS instance and connect it to a PostgreSQL RDS instance for production use.

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues or pull requests to improve the application. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

License

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

Contact

For any inquiries, please contact [email protected].

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