Tether App

Tether provides users with the means to create and join groups centered around particular topics, as well as create profiles, share content, organize events, conduct polls, search for related groups, and discover new communities based on recommended groups and user-generated content, while also enabling users to interact with other group members through direct messaging and comments. ​

Features

• Secure login with guest-restricted access areas and content
• Searchable across all content, groups, and users
• Logical navigation and process flow, designed to minimize click-through
• User:
  • Search, join, and create groups
  • Comment on posts
  • Add/remove friends
  • Update personal profile
• Group Admins
  • Create, edit, and delete their owned groups
  • Choose allowed post types for their group
  • Accept private group requests

The Team:

Joe Vandzura: Github and LinkedIn

Joseph McComas: Github and LinkedIn

Matt Guardiola: Github and LinkedIn

Stephen Talbot: Github, LinkedIn, and Portfolio

Tech Stack

Client: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap 5.3, Thymleaf

Server: Java, SpringBoot, MariaDB, Maven, Lombok, MySQL, JUnit, AWS

API Reference

API	Type	Description
Talkjs	Messaging	Instant/direct messaging between users
MapBox	Map	Mapping for user created events
Filestack	Image Hosting	Hosting user profile pictures