Hi everyone! 👋  
I am single-handedly building a fully open-source social network — CRYSTAL [https://crystal.you](https://crystal.you)

At the moment, the basic social network features are available:  
1. User registration/editing/deletion  
2. Banner and avatar customization  
3. Online/offline user status powered by WebSocket  
4. Moderator mode (user account deletion, all user posts deletion)  
5. Post creation/editing/deletion  
6. Likes  
7. Hashtags  
8. Language switching  
9. Post search  
10. Dark theme  
11. ReCAPTCHA v3 during registration  
12. Fully responsive design

Another interesting feature is the ability to hide GIF images on the website, which is available in the user settings. This is because some GIFs can be too fast and too bright.

Full source code for all versions on GitHub:  
[https://github.com/CrystalSystems](https://github.com/CrystalSystems)

Full descriptions and capabilities of the MERN (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js) stack versions:

CRYSTAL v1.0  
Detailed overview:  
[https://shedov.top/description-and-capabilities-of-crystal-v1-0](https://shedov.top/description-and-capabilities-of-crystal-v1-0)   
Detailed overview on YouTube:  
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c56AkM3ms4o](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c56AkM3ms4o)

CRYSTAL v2.0 (Current)  
Detailed overview:  
[https://shedov.top/description-and-capabilities-of-crystal-v2-0](https://shedov.top/description-and-capabilities-of-crystal-v2-0)   
Detailed overview on YouTube:  
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsTWE1CgQ30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsTWE1CgQ30)

Each version has comprehensive documentation that includes:  
1. Deploying the project on a local PC  
2. Deploying the project on a VPC  
3. Connecting a domain  
4. Installing a free SSL certificate  
5. Enabling HTTP/2 support in Nginx  
6. Secure Nginx configuration  
7. reCAPTCHA v3 integration

Documentation CRYSTAL v1.0:  
[https://shedov.top/documentation-crystal-v1-0](https://shedov.top/documentation-crystal-v1-0)

Documentation CRYSTAL v2.0:  
[https://shedov.top/documentation-crystal-v2-0](https://shedov.top/documentation-crystal-v2-0)

The IAM part of the project is simplified to save time, but I would still appreciate your feedback on security, especially regarding IAM and CRUD implementation in CRYSTAL v2.0. 🕵️‍♂️  
Any other feedback is also very welcome! 💡

You can follow the project in my Discord community:  
[https://discord.gg/ENB7RbxVZE](https://discord.gg/ENB7RbxVZE) 😸

Open-Source Social Network — CRYSTAL