A modern web application for uploading videos to AWS S3, built with React and Node.js.

• Video file upload with drag-and-drop support
• Real-time upload progress indication
• AWS S3 integration for secure video storage
• Modern, responsive UI using Material-UI
• Error handling and success notifications

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• npm (v6 or higher)
• AWS Account with S3 bucket
• AWS Access Key ID and Secret Access Key

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd uploadapp

2. Install backend dependencies:

npm install

3. Install frontend dependencies:

cd client
npm install

4. Configure environment variables:
   • Create a .env file in the root directory
   • Add the following variables:

PORT=3001
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your_access_key_id
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your_secret_access_key
AWS_REGION=your_region
AWS_BUCKET_NAME=your_bucket_name

1. Start the backend server (from the root directory):

npm run dev

2. Start the frontend development server (from the client directory):

cd client
npm start

The application will be available at:

• Frontend: http://localhost:3000
• Backend API: http://localhost:3001

• POST /api/upload: Upload a video file

  • Accepts multipart/form-data
  • Field name: 'video'
  • Returns: JSON with upload status and file URL

• GET /api/health: Health check endpoint

  • Returns: JSON with server status

• Frontend:

  • React
  • Material-UI
  • Axios
  • Emotion (for styling)

• Backend:

  • Node.js
  • Express
  • AWS SDK
  • Multer
  • Multer-S3

• The application uses environment variables for sensitive AWS credentials
• File uploads are restricted to video files only
• Maximum file size is limited to 100MB
• CORS is enabled for development purposes

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.