✨ Inkspire

A simple yet powerful blogging website built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, EJS, and Cloudinary.
Inkspire lets you create, edit, and share blogs seamlessly with a clean and minimal interface.

🌐 Live Demo: Inkspire on Render

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📌 Features

• 📝 Create, edit, and delete blog posts
• 👤 User-friendly UI with EJS templating
• ☁️ Image uploads powered by Cloudinary
• 📂 MongoDB for data storage
• 📱 Responsive design

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Frontend: EJS, CSS, JavaScript
• Database: MongoDB
• Media Storage: Cloudinary

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🚀 Getting Started

Follow these steps to run the project locally:

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/adityapaul26/inkspire.git
cd inkspire

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Set up environment variables

Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following:

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloud_name
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_api_key
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_api_secret
PORT=5000

4. Run the server

npm start

Now open http://localhost:5000/ in your browser.