A modern blogging platform built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and EJS.
It features user profiles, following system, blog creation, trending/latest sections, and clean UI with animations.

• 🔑 Authentication – Register, login, logout with secure sessions.
• 👤 Profile Pages – View blogs, followers & following list.
• ➕ Blog Management – Create, edit, delete posts.
• 🌟 Follow/Unfollow System – Connect with other users.
• 📊 Trending & Latest – Highlight recent and popular blogs.
• 🎨 UI Enhancements – Tailwind CSS styling + AOS animations.

• Backend: Node.js, Express
• Database: MongoDB + Mongoose
• Frontend: EJS, Tailwind CSS, AOS (animations)
• Authentication: Express-session
• Deployment: (e.g., Render/Railway/Heroku)

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/ashfaq3112/my-blog-hub.git
   cd my-blog-hub
   
   

2.Install dependencies

npm install

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

PORT=3000
MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
SESSION_SECRET=your_secret_key

4.Run the development server

npm run dev

5.Open in browser

http://localhost:3000

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch

   git checkout -b feature/your-feature

3.Commit your changes

git commit -m "Added new feature"

4.Push the branch

git push origin feature/your-feature

5.Open a Pull Request 🎉

Add a license so others know how they can use your code.

## 📜 License

This project is licensed under the **MIT License** – free to use, modify, and distribute.