🧠 ChatGPT Clone - MERN Stack

A web application built with MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js that leverages the OpenAI API to provide a ChatGPT-like experience. Users can authenticate, switch to dark mode, purchase credits, and share their AI-generated images with the community.

🚀 Features

• User authentication (signup/login)
• Dark mode toggle
• Credits purchase using Stripe
• AI-generated image sharing in the Community page
• Image storage and optimization with ImageKit

💻 Tech Stack

• Frontend: React.js, Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• AI: OpenAI API
• Payments: Stripe
• Image Management: ImageKit

⚡ How to Run Locally

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/BhavyaB19/chatgpt.git
Start the backend

cd server
npm install
npm run dev
Start the frontend

cd client
npm install
npm run dev

📂 Folder Structure

chatgpt/
├── client/       # React frontend
├── server/       # Node.js backend
├── .env          # API keys & environment variables
└── README.md

🔗 Live Demo

Click here

💡 Future Improvements

• Real-time chat with WebSockets
• Advanced image editing features
• Leaderboard & community engagement