MEAN Stack Forum Application

A web-based forum system with three roles (Moderator, User, Guest) built using the MEAN stack (MongoDB, ExpressJS, Angular, Node.js).

Features

• User authentication (login/registration)
• Role-based access control (Moderator, User, Guest)
• Forum topic management (create, read, update, delete)
• Comment system
• REST API with CRUD operations

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14+ recommended)
• Angular CLI (v12+ recommended)
• MongoDB (v4.4+ recommended)
• npm (comes with Node.js)

Installation

1. Backend Setup

1. Navigate to the backend folder: cd backend
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Start the server: npm start

2. Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to the client folder: cd frontend
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Start the Angular development server: ng serve

The application will be available at http://localhost:4200