📝 FailStory – A Blog Platform for Real Stories

🌟 About the Project

FailStory is a full-stack blog platform where users can share and read real-life failure stories that inspire learning, growth, and resilience.

The idea behind FailStory is simple: failures are not the end, they are lessons.
This platform encourages honest storytelling and helps normalize failure as a stepping stone to success.

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🚀 Features

• ✍️ Create, read, update, and delete blog posts
• 🔐 User authentication using Passport.js
• 🧑 User registration & login system
• 📄 Server-side rendering with EJS
• 🗂️ RESTful routing with Express
• 🗃️ Blog posts stored in MongoDB
• 📱 Responsive and clean UI
• ⚡ Fast and simple navigation

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• Passport.js (Authentication)
• Express Session

Frontend

• EJS (Embedded JavaScript Templates)
• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript

Tools

• Git & GitHub
• MongoDB Atlas / Local MongoDB

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📂 Project Structure

├── models
├── routes
├── views
│ ├── layouts
│ ├── auth
│ └── posts
├── public
│ ├── css
│ └── js
├── app.js
├── package.json
└── README.md

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📂 Project Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/KA_rg/Blog-Page.git

# Navigate to project folder
cd Blog-Page

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start the server
npm start