Next Photo Album

🖼️ Implemented a photo gallery with NextJs and Cloudinary.

Features

• Upload Images
• Search Images by tag name
• Add Image to album
• Add to favorites
• Transform Images
• Dark Theme Toggle

Tech Stack

• Next.js / TailwindCSS
• Next-Cloudinary
• Cloudinary
• Shadcn/ui
• Framer motion

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/ranepaarth/next-photo-album.git
2. Navigate to the project directory: cd next-photo-album
3. Install the dependencies: npm install

Environment Variables

Add a .env file in the root directory and follow

# Create or login to your cloudniary account and then navigate to the developer dashboard, there you can get the following values
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME
CLOUDINARY_URL
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLOUDINARY_API_KEY
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET

# You can create your own custom upload preset from cloudinary settings after you have logged in
NEXT_PUBLIC_UPLOAD_PRESET

# This is done so as to not exceed cloudinary storage
NEXT_PUBLIC_MAX_IMAGES

Usage

1. Start development server npm run dev
2. Open your Browser and visit http://localhost:3000 to view the website

Concepts covered

• NextJs 14 App routing
• Server Actions
• Optimistic Updates
• Cloudinary's Upload & Search APIs
• Framer motion animation & transitions