A modern, secure platform for hosting and sharing GIFs with built-in privacy controls and a beautiful user interface.

• 🔒 Privacy Controls: Public and private GIF sharing options
• 🎨 Modern UI: Clean, responsive design with dark/light mode support
• 🔍 Smart Search: Real-time GIF search functionality
• 👤 User Management: Secure authentication and user profiles
• 📤 Easy Sharing: Quick share options with multiple format support
• 🌐 Multi-format Support: Support for various GIF formats
• 💾 File Management: 25MB file size limit with automatic cleanup
• 🎯 Content Safety: Built-in content moderation policies
• 🌙 Theme Support: Elegant dark and light mode themes
• 📱 Responsive Design: Works seamlessly on all devices

• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Chakra UI, Framer Motion
• Backend: Node.js, Express
• Database: PostgreSQL with Drizzle ORM
• Authentication: JWT-based auth system
• Storage: Local file system with automatic cleanup
• API: RESTful API with rate limiting

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/rohitg00/host-your-gif
cd host-your-gif

2. Install dependencies

# Install server dependencies
cd server
npm install

# Install client dependencies
cd ../client
npm install

3. Environment Setup Copy .env.example to .env in both client and server directories and update the values:

# Server Environment Variables
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/giftrove
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key
PORT=3000
UPLOAD_DIR=uploads
MAX_FILE_SIZE=25000000
RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW=15
RATE_LIMIT_MAX=100

# Client Environment Variables
VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:3000

4. Database Setup

cd server
npm run db:migrate

5. Start the Application

# Start server (from server directory)
npm run dev

# Start client (from client directory)
npm run dev

1. Pull the Docker Image

docker pull rohitghumare64/host-your-gif:latest

2. Run the Docker Container

docker run -p 3000:3000 rohitghumare64/host-your-gif:latest \
-e DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/giftrove \
-e JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key

• POST /api/auth/register - Register new user
• POST /api/auth/login - User login
• POST /api/auth/logout - User logout
• GET /api/auth/me - Get current user

• POST /api/upload - Upload new GIF(s)
• GET /api/gifs - Get all public GIFs
• GET /api/gifs/:id - Get specific GIF
• DELETE /api/gifs/:id - Delete a GIF

• Rate limiting on all API endpoints
• JWT-based authentication
• File type validation
• Content moderation
• Secure file storage
• XSS protection

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Please review our Content Policy for guidelines on acceptable content.

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

• Hosted on Sevalla
• Built with Chakra UI
• Icons by React Icons