Almoncove Overview

Intro

AlmondCove is an online webspace which showcases music , blogs, and other artifacts i want toshare with world. Frontend compises of Angular 17 (standalone module) with backend running on battle tested C# with SQL Server as the DB.

Description

AlmondCove is a web application designed to provide a seamless user experience for browsing blogs, accessing studio resources, and utilizing various applications. The project uses a .NET Core Web API backend with an Angular front end.

Technologies Used

• Backend: .NET Core Web API
• Frontend: Angular
• Database: SQL Server
• Hosting: IIS on Windows Server
• CI/CD: Azure DevOps

Backend

• Framework: .NET 8
• Architecture: RESTful API
• Database ORM: Dapper
• Authentication: JWT Bearer Tokens
• Logging: Serilog

Frontend

• Framework: Angular 18 (standalone)
• State Management: NgRx
• Routing: Angular Router
• Styling: CSS
• Component Library: Vendor*

Features

• User Authentication: ID

Deployment

• API: Deployed on IIS with a Windows Server.
• UI: Automated builds and deployments using Vercel.

Development Tools

• IDE: Visual Studio 2022, Visual Studio Code
• Version Control: Git
• Package Management: npm, NuGet

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/JSM33T/Almondcove.git

2. Backend:

   • Navigate to the backend project directory and restore dependencies:

     cd AlmondCove/API
     dotnet restore

   • Update the database connection string in appsettings.Development.json.

   • Run the application:

     dotnet run

3. Frontend:

   • Navigate to the frontend project directory and install dependencies:

     cd AlmondCove/UI
     npm install

   • Run the application:

     ng serve

4. Access the application:

   • Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:4200 for the frontend.
   • The backend API can be accessed at http://localhost:5000/api.

Contributing

• Fork the repository
• Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature)
• Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some feature')
• Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feature)
• Open a Pull Request

License

NA