🚀 BlogHub – Full Stack Blogging Platform

BlogHub is a full-stack blogging web application built using Java (JDK 21), Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA (Hibernate), MySQL, REST APIs, JSP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

It provides a modern blogging platform where users can create, edit, manage, and explore blog posts with secure role-based access.

✨ Features

• ✍️ Create, edit, and delete blog posts
• 🗂️ Organize posts by categories
• 🔐 Role-based authentication (Admin / User)
• ⚡ REST APIs for efficient backend communication
• 📄 Pagination and sorting for blog posts
• ✅ DTO-based validation and structured API responses

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🛠️ Tech Stack

🔹 Backend

• Java (JDK 21)
• Spring Boot
• Spring Data JPA (Hibernate)
• REST APIs
• MySQL

🔹 Frontend

• HTML5
• CSS3
• JavaScript
• JSP

🔹 Tools & Utilities

• Spring Tool Suite (STS)
• Maven
• Git & GitHub

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👤 User Features

• User Registration & Login
• Session-based Authentication
• Create Blog Posts
• Edit Own Posts
• Delete Own Posts
• View Posts by Category
• Pagination & Sorting

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🛡️ Admin Features

• Manage Users
• Manage Categories
• Delete Inappropriate Posts
• Full Control Over Platform Content

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📝 Blog Management

• Create, Update & Delete Posts
• Category-wise Blog Organization
• Pagination & Sorting Support
• DTO-based Validation
• Clean and Structured Data Handling

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⚙️ Backend Architecture

• Layered Architecture (Controller → Service → Repository)
• Spring Data JPA (Hibernate)
• DTO Pattern
• Global Exception Handling
• Structured REST API Responses
• MVC Design Pattern

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📂 Project Modules

• Authentication Module
• User Management
• Blog Management
• Category Management
• Admin Dashboard
• REST API Layer

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🗃️ Database Tables

• users
• posts
• categories

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🚀 How to Run the Project

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/github.com/Manukumar7644/BlogHub-Blogging-Platform/BlogHub.git

2️⃣ Open the Project

Import the project into Spring Tool Suite (STS), IntelliJ IDEA, or Eclipse.

3️⃣ Configure MySQL

Update your application.properties file:

spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/bloghub
spring.datasource.username=root
spring.datasource.password=your_password

4️⃣ Run the Application

Run the Spring Boot application as a Java Application.

5️⃣ Open in Browser

http://localhost:8080/

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📸 Project Screenshots

Add screenshots of your application here.

Example:

screenshots/
├── login.png
├── dashboard.png
├── create-post.png
├── category.png

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👨‍💻 Developed By

Manu Kumar

B.Tech – Computer Science & Engineering

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