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Blu is basically a dApp illustrating the working of a decentralised Social Network on Ethereum and IPFS Blockchain.

Blu. - Social Network dApp

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A simple Ethereum-based Instagram-like decentralized application (dapp) where you can post images, text, and view it. This dApp also shows all the behind the scenes working of IPFS and Ethereum blockchain.

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Prerequisites

• Node - v10.x.x (preferrably v10.15.0 for long term support)
• npm - v6.x.x (preferrably v6.6.0)
• Ganache - Configured for Ganache local network (Port:7545)
• Metamask Extension - Acts as ETH wallet provider. (Temporary Solution, we are trying integrate into the dApp)

Demo Video

Demo Video

Running It Locally

Clone this repo via to your local machine and install the dependencies by doing the following:

git clone https://github.com/chrissmartin/Blu.git
cd Blu
npm install

The smart contract has to be manually migrated to your network. The new contract address should be updated in src/contracts/contractInstance.js

Serve the application with hot reload in a development environment via:

npm run dev

Built With

• Solidity - Ethereum's smart contract programming language
• Vue.js - The Javascript framework used
• web3.js - Javascript library used to interact with the Ethereum blockchain
• IPFS - InterPlanetary File System for peer-to-peer decentralized data storage.

Project Developers

• Chriss Martin - Blockchain and Web Developer
• Amit Joseph - Blockchain and Web Developer
• Alen George - Web Developer
• Abin Mathew - UX/UI Design
  

Based on

• Openberry Instagram-dApp