# StoryCove

A self-hosted web application for storing, organizing, and reading short stories from various internet sources.

## Quick Start

1. Copy environment variables:
```bash
cp .env.example .env
```

2. Edit `.env` with secure values for all variables

3. Start the application:
```bash
docker-compose up -d
```

4. Access the application at http://localhost

## Architecture

- **Frontend**: Next.js (Port 3000)
- **Backend**: Spring Boot (Port 8080)  
- **Database**: PostgreSQL (Port 5432)
- **Search**: Typesense (Port 8108)
- **Proxy**: Nginx (Port 80)

## Development

### Frontend Development
```bash
cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev
```

### Backend Development
```bash
cd backend
./mvnw spring-boot:run
```

### Commands
- `docker-compose up -d` - Start all services
- `docker-compose down` - Stop all services
- `docker-compose logs -f [service]` - View logs
- `docker-compose build` - Rebuild containers

## Features

- Story management with HTML content support
- Author profiles with ratings and metadata
- Tag-based categorization
- Full-text search capabilities
- Responsive reading interface
- JWT-based authentication
- Docker-based deployment

For detailed specifications, see `storycove-spec.md`.