Family Collections: A Private Social Media App

Family Collections is a private, family-oriented social media application built with Astro.js and SQLite. It allows family members to share posts, create collections, and interact in a secure, closed environment.

🚀 Project Structure

/
├── public/
│   └── favicon.svg
├── src/
│   ├── components/
│   │   ├── Card.astro
│   │   ├── CollectionGrid.astro
│   │   ├── CreatePostForm.astro
│   │   ├── Footer.astro
│   │   ├── Header.astro
│   │   ├── PostCard.astro
│   │   ├── PostFeed.astro
│   │   └── UserProfile.astro
│   ├── layouts/
│   │   └── Layout.astro
│   ├── pages/
│   │   ├── create-post.astro
│   │   ├── index.astro
│   │   ├── post/
│   │   │   └── [id].astro
│   │   └── profiles/
│   │       └── [username].astro
│   ├── services/
│   │   ├── authService.ts
│   │   ├── databaseService.ts
│   │   ├── postServices.ts
│   │   └── userServices.ts
│   └── styles/
│       └── global.css
├── package.json
└── tsconfig.json

🧞 Commands

All commands are run from the root of the project, from a terminal:

Command	Action
npm install	Installs dependencies
npm run dev	Starts local dev server at localhost:4321
npm run build	Build your production site to ./dist/
npm run preview	Preview your build locally, before deploying
npm run astro ...	Run CLI commands like astro add, astro check
npm run astro -- --help	Get help using the Astro CLI

🌟 Features

• User authentication and profiles
• Post creation with image uploads
• Collections for organizing posts
• Responsive design for various devices
• Local SQLite database for data storage

🛠️ Technologies Used

• Astro.js for fast, modern web development
• SQLite for local database storage
• TypeScript for type-safe code
• Better-SQLite3 for database interactions

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies with npm install
3. Run the development server with npm run dev
4. Open http://localhost:4321 in your browser

📝 Notes

• This app is designed for private use among family members.
• Ensure proper security measures are in place before deploying to production.
• The SQLite database file (family_social.db) is not included in version control.

👀 Want to learn more?

• Astro documentation
• SQLite documentation
• TypeScript documentation