GitScout

GitScout is a powerful and intuitive GitHub repository explorer that helps users search, filter, and analyze repositories efficiently.

🛠 Features

• 🔍 Search Repositories – Quickly find GitHub repositories based on keywords.
• 📊 View Repository Details – Access stars, forks, contributors, and more.
• 🏷 Filter & Sort – Sort repositories by stars, forks, or creation date.
• 📈 Trending Repositories – Discover popular repositories in different categories.
• 🎨 User-Friendly UI – Clean and modern interface for seamless navigation.

Live Demo

Check out the live application: mern-github-app-8pzc.onrender.com

Screenshots

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mern-github-app.git
   cd mern-github-app

2. Install server dependencies:

   cd backend
   npm install

3. Install client dependencies:

   cd ../frontend
   npm install

4. Set up environment variables:

   • Create a .env file in the backend directory with the following content:

     MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
     

5. Run the application:

   • Start the server:

     cd backend
     npm start

   • Start the client:

     cd ../frontend
     npm start

6. Access the application:

   Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000.

Technologies Used

• Frontend: React.js, Vite
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• Authentication: Passport.js

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch: git checkout -b feature-name.
3. Commit your changes: git commit -m 'Add new feature'.
4. Push to the branch: git push origin feature-name.
5. Open a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Acknowledgements

• Deployed using Render