Movie Recommendation App

Welcome to the Movie Recommendation App! This project provides personalized movie suggestions using React for the front-end, Firebase Functions for the back-end, and the Gemini API for generating content.

Features

• Personalized Recommendations: Get movie suggestions based on your preferences.
• Dynamic UI: User-friendly interface with movie images and category selection.
• User Authentication: Login and registration functionality.
• Liked Movies: Users can like movies and view their liked movies list.
• Theme Customization: Multiple color themes to choose from.
• Serverless Deployment: Deployed on Firebase Hosting with serverless backend functions.

Tech Stack

• Front-End: React, Tailwind CSS
• Back-End: Firebase Functions (Node.js)
• API Integration: Gemini API, OMDB API
• Database: Firebase Firestore
• Authentication: Firebase Authentication
• Hosting: Firebase Hosting

Getting Started

To get started with this project, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

• Node.js and npm installed
• Firebase CLI installed (npm install -g firebase-tools)

Set Up the Front-End

1. Navigate to the frontend folder and install the dependencies:

cd frontend
pnpm install

2. Create a .env file in the frontend directory and add your Firebase configuration:

REACT_APP_FIREBASE_API_KEY=your_api_key
REACT_APP_FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN=your_auth_domain
REACT_APP_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID=your_project_id
REACT_APP_FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET=your_storage_bucket
REACT_APP_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID=your_messaging_sender_id
REACT_APP_FIREBASE_APP_ID=your_app_id
REACT_APP_FIREBASE_MEASUREMENT_ID=your_measurement_id

Set Up the Back-End

1. Navigate to the functions folder and install the dependencies:

cd ../functions
pnpm install

2. Create a .env file in the functions directory and add your API keys:

GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key
OMDB_API_KEY=your_omdb_api_key

Configure Firebase

1. Log in to Firebase CLI:

firebase login

2. Initialize your Firebase project:

firebase init

Select Hosting and Functions when prompted.

Run the App Locally

1. Start the front-end development server:

cd ../frontend
pnpm start

2. In a separate terminal, start the Firebase emulators:

firebase emulators:start

Deployment

To deploy the app to Firebase:

pnpm run build
firebase deploy

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.