TrailBlaze - Campgrounds Web Application

TrailBlaze is a full-stack web application that allows users to create, edit, delete, and review campgrounds. It includes user authentication, image uploads, and flash messaging.

📌 Features

• ✅ User Authentication – Sign up, login, and logout using Passport.js
• ✅ Campground CRUD Operations – Create, read, update, and delete campgrounds
• ✅ Review System – Users can leave reviews for campgrounds
• ✅ Flash Messages – Display success/error messages to users
• ✅ Image Uploads – Upload multiple images using Multer & Cloudinary
• ✅ Secure Sessions – Sessions stored using Express-session & MongoDB
• ✅ Error Handling – Custom error handling middleware
• ✅ MongoDB Integration – Data stored in MongoDB using Mongoose
• ✅ Security Enhancements – Helmet & Mongo-sanitize implemented
• ✅ Map Integration – Campgrounds displayed using MapTiler API
• ✅ Cloud Database – MongoDB Atlas used for cloud storage
• ✅ Deployment – Hosted on Render

🛠 Technologies Used

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Frontend: EJS, Bootstrap 5
• Database: MongoDB & Mongoose (MongoDB Atlas)
• Authentication: Passport.js & Express-session
• File Uploads: Multer & Cloudinary
• Middleware: Method-Override, Flash Messages, Helmet, Mongo-sanitize
• Map API: MapTiler
• Deployment: Render

📂 Project Structure

yelp-camp/
├── routes/                  # Express routes (campgrounds, reviews, users)
├── models/                  # Mongoose models (User, Campground, Review)
├── views/                   # EJS templates
├── public/                  # Static assets (CSS, JS, Images)
├── cloudinary/              # Cloudinary config for image uploads
├── middleware/              # Custom middleware
├── utils/                   # Utility functions (Error handling)
├── app.js                   # Main Express application
├── package.json             # Dependencies
└── README.md                # Project documentation

🛠 Usage

• 1.Register/Login
• 2.Create a Campground
• 3.Upload Images
• 4.Edit or Delete Your Campgrounds
• 5.Leave Reviews on Campgrounds
• 6.View Campgrounds on a Map
• 7.Logout

📸 Image Uploads

• Image uploads are handled using Multer & Cloudinary.
• You can upload multiple images when creating or editing a campground.

🗺️ Map Integration

• MapTiler API is used to display campgrounds on an interactive map.

🔒 Authentication & Authorization

• Users must sign up or log in to create/edit campgrounds.
• Only the campground owner can edit or delete a campground.
• Only the review author can delete their review.

⚠️ Error Handling

This project includes custom error handling for:

• Page Not Found (404)
• Unauthorized Actions
• Server Errors
• If an error occurs, users are redirected to an error page with a message.

📌 Future Improvements

• Add a messaging system between users