TripNEST 🌍

TripNEST is a full-stack travel web application that allows users to explore, create, and review travel listings. Users can sign up, log in, post destinations, upload images, and share reviews.

🚀 Features

• User authentication (Signup/Login/Logout)
• Create, edit, and delete travel listings
• Upload images for listings
• Add and manage reviews
• Interactive maps integration
• Flash messages and error handling
• Responsive UI

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, EJS
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• Authentication: Passport.js
• Cloud Storage: Cloudinary
• Maps: Mapbox
• Other Tools: Git, GitHub

📂 Project Structure

TripNEST/
│
├── controllers/
├── models/
├── routes/
├── views/
├── public/
├── utils/
├── init/
├── app.js
├── package.json
└── README.md

⚙️ Installation

1. Clone the repository:

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

2. Navigate to the project folder:

cd TripNEST

3. Install dependencies:

npm install

4. Create a .env file and add your environment variables:

CLOUD_NAME=your_cloud_name
CLOUD_API_KEY=your_api_key
CLOUD_API_SECRET=your_api_secret
DB_URL=your_mongodb_url
MAP_TOKEN=your_mapbox_token

5. Start the server:

npm start

6. Open in browser:

http://localhost:8080

🔒 Environment Variables

Make sure your .env file is not uploaded to GitHub. It should contain:

• MongoDB connection string
• Cloudinary API keys
• Mapbox token
• Session secret

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to fork this repository and submit pull requests.

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

👨‍💻 Author

Prashant Singh

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