✨ SyncScribe – Cloud-Based Collaborative Document Editor

SyncScribe is a real-time collaborative document editor built with React.js, Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and AWS S3. It allows users to create, edit, and manage documents securely in the cloud with real-time synchronization.

🚀 Features

✍️ Create & Edit Documents – Write and edit text with live autosave.

🔄 Real-time Sync – Multiple users can edit the same document simultaneously.

☁️ Cloud Storage – All documents are safely stored in AWS S3.

👤 User Authentication – Secure login and signup using JWT.

🔒 Logout Functionality – Users can securely log out of their account.

📂 Dashboard – View and manage all your documents in one place.

🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend: React.js, Axios, Tailwind CSS

Backend: Node.js, Express.js

Database: MongoDB

Cloud Storage: AWS S3

Authentication: JWT + Cookies

📂 Project Structure CLOUD DOC EDITOR/ │ ├── backend/ │ ├── config/ # DB & AWS config │ ├── models/ # Mongoose models (User, Document) │ ├── routes/ # API routes │ ├── server.js # Express server │ ├── frontend/ │ ├── src/ │ │ ├── components/ # Editor, Auth UI │ │ ├── pages/ # Login, Signup, Dashboard │ │ ├── App.js
│ └── README.md

🔑 Authentication & Logout

Users can sign up and log in.

Session is managed with JWT tokens stored in cookies.

A dedicated Logout API allows users to securely end their session.

▶️ Running the Project

1. Clone the repository git clone https://github.com/your-username/syncscribe.git cd syncscribe

2. Setup Backend cd backend npm install npm run dev

3. Setup Frontend cd frontend npm install npm start

4. Environment Variables

Create .env in backend/ with:

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_uri JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key AWS_ACCESS_KEY=your_aws_key AWS_SECRET_KEY=your_aws_secret AWS_REGION=your_region S3_BUCKET_NAME=your_bucket

📝 Future Improvements

Rich text formatting (bold, italic, underline).

Role-based permissions.

Version history of documents.

Live chat while editing.

Author Riya Chaturvedi