create a birthday guestbook for a friend and get everyone to sign it!

• sketchpad where you can draw with any color and any size brush
• message inputs for birthday wishes and names
• image storage using imgbb api to save drawings
• share links to send to friends and family
• mongodb storage for consistent guestbook entries

1. create a new guestbook and get a unique link
2. share the link with friends and family
3. people can leave messages and draw pictures
4. view all entries in a display link

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/sophia0805/birthday-card
   
   cd birthday-card

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Create a .env.local

   MONGODB_URI=""
   
   IMGBBKEY=""

4. Run the development server

   npm run dev

5. Open your browser Navigate to http://localhost:3000

this was my first time using a mongo database to store data. i struggled with debugging tls errors before finding out that you have to add your ip address to the whitelist and deploying with vercel.