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-Personal **VALORANT** Friendbook :3
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+# Val-Friendbook
+
+A small self-hosted friendbook for the lovely peeps I meet on there. Everyone can submit their own page (name, fun fact, favorite color, mood, badge images, ...). New entries stay hidden until an admin approves them.
+
+Plain Express + Multer, with a JSON file as the "database". No native modules, no external services.
+
+## Features
+
+- Public gallery of approved entries, newest first
+- Submission form with up to 5 badge images per entry (PNG, JPG, GIF, WEBP, max. 3 MB each; easily my favourite feature lol)
+- Moderation: new entries are `pending` until approved in the admin panel
+- Denying an entry deletes it and its uploaded images
+- Admin panel at `/admin`, protected by a password
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Node.js 18 or newer
+
+## Quick start
+
+```bash
+git clone https://gitea.nkelabs.xyz/nke4/Val-Friendbook.git
+cd Val-Friendbook
+npm install
+ADMIN_PASSWORD='choose-a-strong-password' npm start
+```
+
+The app runs on `http://localhost:3030` by default.
+
+## Configuration
+
+| Variable         | Default    | Description                                               |
+| ---------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `ADMIN_PASSWORD` | `changeme` | Password for the admin panel. **Always set this.**        |
+| `PORT`           | `3030`     | Port the server listens on (the Dockerfile sets `3000`).  |
+
+If `ADMIN_PASSWORD` is not set, the server falls back to `changeme` and prints a warning in the log on startup.
+
+## Deployment
+
+### pm2
+
+```bash
+ADMIN_PASSWORD='choose-a-strong-password' PORT=3000 pm2 start server.js --name friendbook
+pm2 save
+```
+
+To change the environment of an existing process:
+
+```bash
+ADMIN_PASSWORD='new-password' pm2 restart friendbook --update-env
+pm2 save
+```
+
+### Docker
+
+```bash
+docker build -t val-friendbook .
+docker run -d --name val-friendbook \
+  -p 3000:3000 \
+  -e ADMIN_PASSWORD='choose-a-strong-password' \
+  -v "$(pwd)/data:/app/data" \
+  -v "$(pwd)/uploads:/app/uploads" \
+  val-friendbook
+```
+
+## Data
+
+| Path                | Contents                       |
+| ------------------- | ------------------------------ |
+| `data/entries.json` | All entries (pending + approved) |
+| `uploads/`          | Uploaded badge images          |
+
+Both are created automatically on first start and are excluded from git. Back them up or mount them as volumes so entries survive restarts and redeploys.
+
+## Admin panel
+
+Open `/admin` and log in with `ADMIN_PASSWORD`. From there you can approve or deny pending entries.
+
+## API
+
+| Method | Route                              | Auth  | Description                              |
+| ------ | ---------------------------------- | ----- | ---------------------------------------- |
+| GET    | `/api/entries`                     | -     | List approved entries                    |
+| POST   | `/api/entries`                     | -     | Submit a new entry (multipart, `badges`) |
+| POST   | `/api/admin/login`                 | admin | Check the admin password                 |
+| GET    | `/api/admin/entries`               | admin | List all entries                         |
+| POST   | `/api/admin/entries/:id/approve`   | admin | Approve an entry                         |
+| POST   | `/api/admin/entries/:id/deny`      | admin | Delete an entry and its images           |
+
+Admin routes expect the password in the `x-admin-password` header.
+
+## Project structure
+
+```
+.
+├── server.js        # Express backend, JSON storage, admin routes
+├── public/          # Frontend (index, admin panel, styles, scripts)
+├── Dockerfile
+└── package.json
+```
+
+## Notes
+
+- The admin password is sent in a header on every admin request. Run the app behind HTTPS (reverse proxy or tunnel) when exposing it publicly.
+- Entries are stored in a single JSON file, which is fine for a small friend group but not meant for large scale, any help with this is appreciated, since I can't code for shit
+
+## Enjoy! :3
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