Show HN: Simple forum-esque website I built myself using React, Node, and MySQL

thinkfloat.net

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I built this as something I needed for my portfolio, and to challenge myself as a developer with only 3 and a half years of experience. I know the code is kinda bad, but I also know I'm not a horrible dev, so I really wanted to learn as much as I could during this project.

I'm using auth0 for oauth, SSL, and express in my node middleware. I'm using Material UI and react-router for my frontend.

If anyone noticed I left client secrets, or finds a bunch of bugs, or just has general suggestions, I'd really appreciate getting sent them to admin@thinkfloat.net.

Can you show a demo without requiring login first? It's hard to know what I'm signing up for :)

I think I can safely setup all the routes as unauthenticated except for the post pages (where you can comment) and create post pages pretty quickly.

So I removed auth for the main page you login at and the links to tags. Everything else will require login. I think this was a great idea, I've been in my own bubble and yes, not everyone is just gonna login.

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