🗒️ YouNote – Notes Application

YouNote is a full-stack notes application that allows users to securely register, log in, and manage personal notes through a clean and responsive interface.
Built with Spring Boot and Vue.js, this project demonstrates my ability to design, develop, and integrate both back-end and front-end technologies into a seamless user experience.

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💡 About This Project

I built YouNote as a personal project to strengthen my full-stack development skills after completing my Java bootcamp.
My goal was to create a real-world application that showcases my understanding of authentication, RESTful APIs, and reactive front-end design.
I continue to improve its design, styling, and functionality as I grow as a developer.

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🛠 Tech Stack

Backend: Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, JWT Authentication
Frontend: Vue.js, Vue Router, Vuex, Axios
Tools: IntelliJ IDEA, VS Code, Postman, Git, GitHub

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⚙️ Features

• 🔐 User authentication (register/login) with JWT tokens
• 📝 Create, read, update, and delete notes
• 💾 Persistent storage using PostgreSQL
• 🔄 RESTful API built with Spring Boot
• ⚡ Responsive and dynamic front-end built with Vue.js
• 🎨 Continuously improving front-end styling and responsive design skills

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🚀 Getting Started

Follow these steps to run YouNote locally:

Backend & Frontend Setup

# Start the backend (Spring Boot)
cd backend
./mvnw spring-boot:run

# In a separate terminal, start the frontend (Vue.js)
cd frontend
npm install
npm run serve

Then open:

• Backend → http://localhost:8080
• Frontend → http://localhost:5173

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📂 API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/auth/register	Register a new user
POST	/auth/login	Authenticate a user and return JWT token
GET	/notes	Retrieve all notes for logged-in user
POST	/notes	Create a new note
PUT	/notes/{id}	Update an existing note
DELETE	/notes/{id}	Delete a note

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👤 Author

Aaron Holt
📍 Dallas, TX
📧 aaronholt442@gmail.com
🔗 GitHub
🔗 LinkedIn

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🧭 Future Improvements

• Enhanced UI design and note organization features
• Add note search and filtering
• Dark mode support
• Deploy app using Docker and cloud hosting
• User profile settings

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🧰 Acknowledgments

This project was built to reinforce my understanding of Java full-stack development, combining back-end REST APIs with a reactive Vue.js front-end.
I plan to continue enhancing YouNote as I learn more about performance optimization, design systems, and deployment pipelines.

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