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Build a Music Sharing App with Next.js and the MERN Stack

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Build a Music Sharing App with Next.js and the MERN Stack

Learn to build a music-sharing app with Next.js and the MERN stack. Explore seamless uploads, secure downloads, and Cloudinary integration for efficient storage.

Build a Music Sharing App with Next.js and the MERN Stack

You will learn to:

Enable smooth MP3 uploads.

Generate shareable links to downloads.

Design an efficient MongoDB schema for storing MP3 and user data.

Build back-end routes in Express for uploading, fetching, and downloading MP3s.

Integrate Cloudinary’s scalable cloud storage through Express.js for efficient file sharing.

Skills

Full Stack Development

API Development

Web Frameworks

Audio Data Processing

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of React components and state management

Basic understanding of Node.js & Express

Basic understanding of JavaScript

Basic understanding of Tailwind CSS

Technologies

mongodb logo

MongoDB

Node.js

Express

JavaScript

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Cloudinary

Project Description

Sharing audio files is challenging. This project aims to make it easier for developers to build solutions for it and help content creators move away from inefficient solutions like email and messaging apps that can lead to audio quality loss and inconveniences. The music sharing app in this project will be built using Next.js and the MERN stack with two primary interfaces:

  • The music file uploading and sharing interface

  • The shared file download interface

In the music file uploading and sharing interface, we’ll learn how to handle file uploads and use a Cloudinary integration to store the uploaded files so that they can be shared. We’ll also learn how to use MongoDB and Express for our backend to support the file uploads. In the shared file download interface, we’ll learn how to handle file downloads from our Express server. Upon completing this project, we’ll have proficiency in MERN stack application development and an enhanced ability to handle audio file uploads, storage, and sharing.

Music uploading interface
Music uploading interface
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Project Tasks

1

Introduction

Task 0: Get Started

2

Handling File Uploads With Express

Task 1: Create an MP3 File Model

Task 2: Create the File Upload Route

Task 3: Register the File Upload Route in Server.js

Task 4: Setup Cloudinary for Storing the MP3 Files

Task 5: Save Uploaded Files to the Cloudinary Cloud

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Use the Client to Handle File Uploads with Next.js

Task 6: Set Up the Client Directory

Task 7: Create the React Dropzone Component

Task 8: Create the FileDetails Component

Task 9: Implement the Upload Functionality

Task 10: Create a Share File Component

4

Generate Download Pages For Uploaded Files

Task 11: Create a get() Request by ID Route

Task 12: Create a Dynamic Route for the Download File Pages

Task 13: Create the Download Button and Functionality

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