ImageGallery

Introduction

Welcome to the Image Gallery React web application! It is a simple application which connects to the Pexels API from www.pexels.com which is a website that hosts free photos and videos uploaded by various people. This is a simple project I made to try my hand on creating an intuitive React web application that is hosted on vercel with a simple functionality.

Using the web application

To use the application without downloading the source code and running it on the local machine, simply navigate to https://image-gallery-six.vercel.app/ and check it out! :)

Prerequisites for running on local machine

1. npm package manager installed on local machine
2. Pexels account and API authentication key

Running the application on the local machine

1. Pull the git project to a directory of your choosing
2. Navigate to the web-app directory where you have downloaded the source code
3. Run npm install to install all necessary dependencies for the project
4. Create an .env file inside the web-app directory and set your Pexels API authentication key as REACT_APP_PEXELS_AUTH=[your_auth_key]
5. Run npm start to start the web application
6. Navigate to localhost:3000 in your favorite web browser
7. Use the application to your heart's content! :)