🧠 SecondBrain

SecondBrain is a full-stack application built with React, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript, Node.js, and MongoDB, designed to help you store, manage, and share your favorite links, notes, tweets, and videos — like a second digital brain.

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🚀 Features

• 🔐 Sign In / Sign Up flow
• 🎯 Add, view, and organize content (YouTube videos, tweets, notes)
• 📤 Share your brain with a unique public link
• 🧩 Clean UI using Tailwind CSS
• 💾 Secure backend using Express and MongoDB

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: React + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Node.js + Express + TypeScript + MongoDB

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📦 Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/inaveed-git/secondbrain.git
cd secondbrain

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2. Setup Backend

cd backend
npm install

• Rename .env.simple to .env
• Add your MongoDB connection string and JWT secret in the .env file:

MONGO_URL=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

• Start the backend server:

npm run dev

Backend runs on http://localhost:3000

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3. Setup Frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

Frontend runs on http://localhost:5173

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🔁 API Routes

🔐 Auth Routes

POST /v1/api/user/signup           // Register user
POST /v1/api/user/login            // Login user

📥 Content Routes (Protected)

POST /v1/api/content/new           // Add new content
GET  /v1/api/content/get           // Get user content

🌐 Brain Share Routes

POST /v1/api/brain/create          // Create public brain share link
GET  /v1/api/brain/:shareLink/get  // Access shared brain by link

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🤝 Contributing

This project is complete from the learning perspective — but your contributions are welcome! Feel free to fork, clone, and send a pull request.

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📄 License

This project is open-source under the MIT License.

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✨ Author

Made with ❤️ by Naveed Khan