Azure QR Code Generator

This application allows users to generate QR codes for provided URLs. The front-end is built using Next.js, while the API is developed in Node.js with Express.

Application Overview

Front-End: A web application where users can submit URLs to generate QR codes.

API: An API that receives URLs and generates QR codes. The generated QR codes are stored in cloud storage, specifically Azure Blob Storage.

Running Locally

Setting Up the API (Server)

To run the API server locally:

1. Clone this repository.
2. Navigate to the server directory.
3. Run npm install to install the required packages.
4. Create a .env file to store secret variables AZURE_STORAGE_CONNECTION_STRING and CONTAINER_NAME

Setting Up the Front-End

To run the front-end server locally:

1. Clone this repository.
2. Navigate to the front-end-nextjs directory.
3. Install the dependencies with npm install.
4. Start the Next.js server with npm run dev.
5. The front-end server should be accessible at http://localhost:3000.

Project Goal

The main goal of this project is to gain hands-on experience with cloud practices, particularly cloud storage solutions like Azure Blob Storage.

Author

Ayomide Wilfred

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.