News Aggregator

This is a news aggregator project built using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) and the NewsAPI.org API. The project allows users to view news articles from various sources.

Getting Started

These instructions will help you set up the project on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Prerequisites

• Node.js and npm installed on your machine
• A NewsAPI.org API key

Installation

1. Fork the repository on GitHub.
2. Clone the repository to your local machine.
3. Navigate to the server directory and create a new file named .env.
4. Add your NewsAPI.org API key to the .env file in the following format: API_KEY=your_news_api_key.
5. In the server directory, run npm install to install the necessary dependencies.
6. Start the server by running node server.js.
7. Navigate to the client directory and run npm install to install the necessary dependencies.
8. Start the client by running npm run dev.

Usage

Once the project is set up and running, you can view news articles from various sources on the client side.

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.