Trizo — Social Media Video Sharing Platform

Overview

Trizo is a full-stack MERN social media video sharing platform where users can upload, manage, and interact with short videos. The platform supports secure authentication, creator channels, subscriptions, and cloud-based media storage.
It demonstrates real-world full-stack architecture including REST APIs, media handling, and deployment.

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Demo

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Features

User Authentication

Secure user registration and login using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) stored in HTTP-only cookies. Protected routes ensure only authenticated users can access personal data and creator functionality.

User Profiles & Channels

Each user has a personal channel displaying avatar, profile information, and uploaded videos. Users can update profile details and manage their channel content.

Video Upload & Management

Authenticated users can upload videos with title, description, and thumbnail. Files are processed using Multer and stored on Cloudinary. Video metadata is stored in MongoDB.

Video Playback System

Users can watch videos through a dedicated player interface showing video details, creator info, and engagement context. Videos stream directly from Cloudinary CDN.

Subscribe / Unsubscribe System

Users can subscribe to creator channels. The system maintains subscriber relationships using a dedicated Subscription model and displays subscriber counts and subscription status.

Comments & Interaction

Users can post comments on videos to enable discussion and interaction. Comments are linked to both the video and the user.

Creator Dashboard

Creators can view and manage their uploaded videos and channel content through a dashboard interface.

Cloud Media Storage

All video and image assets are stored in Cloudinary, enabling scalable storage and fast global delivery without increasing backend server load.

MongoDB Data Modeling

The backend uses structured schemas for users, videos, subscriptions, and comments. Relationships are maintained via ObjectId references to support scalable social features.

RESTful API Architecture

The backend exposes modular REST endpoints organized by resource (users, videos, comments, subscriptions). Controllers manage logic while routes define endpoints.

Deployment Architecture

The backend is configured for cloud deployment using environment variables, MongoDB Atlas database, and Cloudinary media storage. The service is deployed on Render.

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Tech Stack

Frontend: React (Vite), CSS
Backend: Node.js, Express
Database: MongoDB Atlas
Media Storage: Cloudinary
Authentication: JWT + Cookies
Deployment: Render

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Project Structure

trizo/
  backend/
    src/
      controllers/
      models/
      routes/
      middlewares/
      utils/
      db/
      app.js
      index.js
  frontend/
    src/
      pages/
      components/
      context/
      api/

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Installation

Backend

cd backend
npm install
npm run dev

Frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

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Environment Variables

Backend requires:

MONGO_URI=
ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=
REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET=
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=
CORS_ORIGIN=

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API Base URL

https://social-media-video-sharing-platform.onrender.com/api/v1

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Deployment Status

Backend deployed on Render
MongoDB hosted on MongoDB Atlas
Cloudinary used for media storage
Frontend deployment in progress

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Author

Kimaya Chavan
MERN Stack Developer