Build & Host Your Own Node.js Social Network (Source Code + Ebook)

#fullstack #javascript #node #showdev

I built a full-stack social platform from scratch without AI help—meet Vlox!

After 3 years of building frontend apps and JS libraries, I challenged myself to engineer a complete, production-grade backend from scratch.

No AI helpers, no heavy full-stack frameworks—just raw Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and my own custom DOM library, NanoScript.

The result is Vlox: a modular, open-source social network built for performance and simplicity.

Want to deploy your own instance step-by-step? I put together The Vlox Setup Handbook ($5 on Gumroad).

It covers:

⚙️ Zero-to-Hero Setup: Complete guide for Node.js, Express & MongoDB.
🔐 Configuration: Safe .env setups & session security.
☁️ Free Cloud Hosting: Step-by-step containerized deployment (avoiding serverless traps!).
📄 Formats: Includes PDF, HTML, and Markdown.

Thanks for reading! Your support helps me keep building open-source projects. 💙