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YouTube Clone

Overview

This is a YouTube clone project, aiming to replicate some of the core features of the popular video-sharing platform. Built with MERN Stack, this project provides a hands-on learning experience for developers interested in web development.

Features

  • User Authentication: Sign up, log in, and authenticate users to manage their profiles.
  • Video Upload: Upload and share videos seamlessly.
  • Video Playback: Watch videos with a user-friendly video player.
  • Comments and Likes: Engage with the community by leaving comments and liking videos.
  • Responsive Design: Ensure a consistent user experience across different devices.

Tech Stack

  • Frontend: [List your frontend technologies, e.g., React.js, Next.js]
  • Backend: [List your backend technologies, e.g., Node.js, Express.js]
  • Database: [Specify your database, e.g., MongoDB]
  • Authentication: [Specify your authentication method, e.g., JWT]

NOTES

HTTP Headers

  • metadata --> key value sent along with the request and response

(caching , authentication , manage states)

x-Prefix -> 2012 (x - deprecated)

  • Request Headers ---> from client
  • Response Headers ---> from server
  • Representation Headers ---> ecoding / compresion
  • Payload Headers ---> data

Most Common Headers

  • Accept : application/json
  • User-Agent : browser / device
  • Content-Type
  • Authorization : Bearer token (JWT)
  • Cache-Control : It is used to set the time for which the response can be cached.
  • Cookie

HTTP Status Codes

  • 1xx : Informational
  • 2xx : Success
  • 3xx : Redirection
  • 4xx : Client Error
  • 5xx : Server Error

Most common status codes

  • 200 : OK
  • 201 : Created
  • 204 : No Content
  • 304 : Not Modified
  • 400 : Bad Request
  • 401 : Unauthorized
  • 403 : Forbidden
  • 404 : Not Found
  • 500 : Internal Server Error
  • 502 : Bad Gateway
  • 503 : Service Unavailable
  • 504 : Gateway Timeout

Getting Started

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/your-username/youtube-clone.git

  2. Install dependencies:

    cd youtube-clone
npm install

  3. Configure the environment variables:

    • Create a .env file based on .env.example and fill in the required details.

  4. Run the application:

    npm start

  5. Visit http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests to help improve this project.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.