This project is a simple web-based Email System developed using Node.js and Express.js. It's a database-driven application that uses the EJS template engine for server-side rendering and a single API endpoint in the backend for the delete email feature.
These instructions will help you get a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.
- Node.js
- MySQL Database (XAMPP or Docker Image)
- Clone the repository to your local machine.
- Install the necessary packages using
npm install. - Set up the MySQL database using XAMPP on Windows with the following configuration. Or use
docker-compose.ymlby runningdocker-compose up -dat project root. - Run
node dbsetup.jsto set up the database. - Start the server using
node index.js.
The project consists of the following features:
- Sign-in page (which is also the home page)
- Sign-up page
- Sign-out route
- Inbox page (show received emails, successful sign-in redirects here)
- Single email detail page (lets user reads an email)
- Outbox page (show sent emails)
- Compose page (let user create and send an email, may contain attached file, to one receiver)
The application must use the MySQL database named wpr2023, with username wpr, password fit2023, on host localhost, port 3306.
The application must operate on http://localhost:8000/.
The application must be developed with only the packages listed in the provided package.json.
The application is tested manually by visiting the different pages and ensuring that the functionality works as expected.
- Dat Do - Initial work - dat267
- Thanks to the instructors for providing the assignment.
- Thanks to the TAs for their support and guidance.
- Thanks to the classmates for their collaboration and learning together.