Course description

Want to learn how to build a social media application with ASP.NET? This course is for you! We'll guide you through the process of creating your own feature-rich social platform from scratch. You'll develop the entire application, covering both the front-end and back-end, while implementing essential features that every modern social media app needs. You will start with an empty project in Visual Studio and build your app from the ground up.What will you learn? Core Features Implementation: Create essential social media features such as stories, posts, likes, shares, and favorite posts. You'll build functionality to manage friend requests, including adding, canceling, ignoring, and approving requests. Additionally, you'll implement a trending section that highlights the most used hashtags, ensuring your platform stays current and engaging. Front-End Design with Tailwind CSS: Design a visually appealing and user-friendly interface using Tailwind CSS. Tailwind's utility-first approach will help you create responsive and modern layouts effortlessly. ASP.NET MVC Framework: Develop the application using the ASP.NET MVC framework, which will structure your project effectively, ensuring a clear separation of concerns and a maintainable codebase. Data Management with ASP.NET Data Project and Entity Framework: Manage your data efficiently with ASP.NET Data Project and Entity Framework. You'll learn how to manage your database schema with Entity Framework migrations, add data to the database, retrieve data, update existing data, and delete data when necessary. Learn to set up and interact with an SQL database, ensuring your application's data is stored securely and can be accessed and manipulated with ease. Deployment with Azure: Deploy your social media application to the cloud using Azure. You'll learn how to set up a CI/CD pipeline to automate the deployment process, ensuring your code is always up-to-date and your application runs smoothly in a production environment. By the end of this course, you'll have a fully functional social media platform, along with the skills and knowledge to create, manage, and deploy complex web applications using ASP.NET. Ready to build something amazing? Let's get started!

Learn Modern Development Tools

Master C#, ASP.NET MVC, JavaScript, and Azure to build a full-stack web application

Hands-On Real-World Project

Apply your programming skills to create a practical and portfolio-worthy project

Ideal for Aspiring Developers

Perfect for those who want to become full-stack developers or enhance their .NET expertise

About the Course

This course is designed for developers who are ready to take their programming skills to the next level. Whether you're an aspiring full-stack developer, a .NET enthusiast, or someone looking to build a robust portfolio, this course will equip you with the knowledge and practical experience you need to succeed. Dive into the world of C#, ASP.NET MVC, JavaScript, and Azure and start building your full-stack web application today! Don't miss out on this opportunity to transform your development capabilities.

Meet Your Instructor

Hi, I'm Ervis Trupja, and I'm excited to guide you through this transformative course. As a seasoned developer with years of experience, I understand the challenges you face and the skills you need to excel in the world of full-stack development. My goal is to share my expertise and empower you to reach your full potential. Let's embark on this learning journey together.

Course Curriculum

27 Chapters · 187 Lessons

  1. 1

    1. Welcome to this course

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      1. What to Expect From This Course?

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      2. Setting up Development Environment

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      3. ASP.NET MVC Project Setup, Default Files, and GitHub Repository Management

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    2. Getting Started

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      4. GitHub Branches: Course Code Navigation

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      5. What Is the ASP.NET MVC Pattern?

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      6. Setting up Application Assets

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    3. Designing the Timeline/Home Page

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      7. Designing the Application's TopBar with Tailwind CSS

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      8. Designing the Application's Sidebar with Tailwind CSS and a Partial View

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      9. Designing the Application's Story Placeholder with Tailwind CSS

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      10. Designing the Application's Story Modal with Tailwind CSS

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      11. Designing the Create Status Placeholder with Tailwind CSS

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      12. Designing the Application's Create Status Modal with Tailwind CSS

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      13. Designing the Application's Post Placeholder with Tailwind CSS

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      14. Designing the Application's Suggested Friends Placeholder with Tailwind CSS

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      15. Designing the Application's Trends For You Placeholder with Tailwind CSS

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      Quiz: Social Media UI Components with Tailwind CSS

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    4. Setting Up Your SQL Database with Entity Framework Core

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      16. Create an Empty SQL Database and Store the Connection String in Your Project

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      17. Set Up Entity Framework Core: Install NuGet, Create AppDbContext, Confgure It

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      18. Create a Model, Add Migrations, and Update the Database with Entity Framework

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      19. Creating a Separate Data Project

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      20. Creating a User Model and Users Table in the Database

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      21. Building One-to-Many Relationships in C# with Entity Framework: User and Posts

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      22. Setting Up a Database Initializer for Our Project

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      Quiz: Entity Framework Core and Data Relationships

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    5. Creating and Managing Posts

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      23. Using AppDbContext in HomeController to Load Posts and User Data

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      24. Replace Hardcoded Timeline Posts with Database Data

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      25. Creating a Post Partial View to Simplify the Timeline View

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      26. Implement User-Friendly Time Display for Your Social Media Posts

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      27. Creating the Post Action in HomeController

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      28. Creating Your First Text-Only Status

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      29. Updating Post Action with Image Upload Support

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      30. Creating Status: Implementing Image Preview and Upload

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      Quiz. Creating and Managing Posts

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    6. Implementing Post Likes

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      31: Creating a Like Model, Likes Table, and Defning Relationships in the Database

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      32. Implementing Like/Unlike Action in Home Controller

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      33. Adding Post Like/Unlike Functionality

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      34. Showing Post Likes and Like Status

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    7. Implementing Post Comments

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      35. Creating a Comment Model, Comments Table, and Defning Relationships in the DB

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      36. Implementing AddPostComment Action in Home Controller

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      37. Adding a New Comment to Database

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      38. Displaying Comments and Comment Counts on Posts

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      39. Managing Comment Overfow with "Show More" Button

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      40. Adding Delete Icon to Post Comments

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      41. Removing a Comment from a Post

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    8. Implementing Post Favorites

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      42. Creating a Favorite Model, Favorites Table, and Defning Relationships

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      43. Implementing Favorite/Unfavorite Action in Home Controller

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      44. Adding Post Favorite/Unfavorite Functionality

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      45. Showing Post Favorites Count and Favorite Status

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    9: Managing Post Visibility: Public and Private

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      46. Setting Post Visibility Toggle

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      47. Sending Visibility Toggle Requests and Updating UI

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      48. Filtering Private Posts

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    10. Implementing Post Reporting and Management

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      49. Creating a Report Model, Reports Table, and Defning Relationships in the DB

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      50. Creating an Action to Report a Post

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      51. Sending a Report Request and Updating the UI

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      52. Filtering Out Reported Posts

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    11. Removing Posts

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      53. Implementing Post Delete Confrmation Dialog

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      54. Refactoring Delete Confrmation Dialog

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      55. Hard Deletion of Posts From the Database

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      56. Soft Deletion of Posts From the Database

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    12. Adding Stories to Our Social Media Platform

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      57. Setting Up the Database to Support Stories

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      58. Creating an Action to Create a Story

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      59. Designing the Story Preview Interface

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      60. Creating User Stories

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      61. Creating a View to Load Stories

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      62. Loading and Previewing Stories from Database

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    13. Loading Data with ViewComponent

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      63. Understanding ViewComponents vs Partial Views in ASP.NET Core

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      64. Creating Your First ViewComponent: Loading Stories Data

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      65. Customizing Redirects After Creating a Story

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      66. Hiding Stories After 24 Hours

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    14. Managing Trending Topics with Hashtags

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      67. Creating the Hashtags Table

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      68. Converting Hashtags Partial View to ViewComponent

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      69. Creating a Helper Class to Extract Hashtags

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      70. Finding and Storing Hashtags After Post Creation

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      71. Updating ViewComponent to Show Hashtag Counts

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      72. Updating Hashtags Count When a Post Is Removed

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    15. Transitioning to a Service-Oriented Architecture

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      73. Understanding the Benefts of Using Services Instead of Direct Context Access

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      74. Defning the Posts Service Contract

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      75. Implementing the Post Service Logic

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      76. Integrating Service Layer with Dependency Injection

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      77. Hashtag Service Implementation and Integration

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      78. Stories Service Implementation and Integration

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      79. File Service Implementation And Setup

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      80. Fixing and Optimizing Image Upload Functionality

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    16. Managing Favorite Posts

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      81. Adding Service Method to Load Favorited Posts

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      82. Creating a Controller, and an Action and a View for Favorite Posts

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      83. Loading Favorited Posts

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    17. User Profle Settings

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      84. Creating User Profle Settings Controller, Action and View

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      85. Creating the User Profle Settings Service

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      86. Designing the Header Section of User Profle

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      87. Designing the Tabs Section of User Profle

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      88. Implementing Profle Picture Upload Service Method

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      89. Previewing and Uploading the User Profle Picture

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      90. Implementing 'Update Profle' Tab Functionality

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      91. Adding 'Password' Tab Update Functionality

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    18. Post Details Management

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      92. Creating a New Service Method to Get Post Details

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      93. Creating Post Details Action Handler

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      94. Implementing Post Details Display

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      95. Fixing Image Loading in Post Details View

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      96. Fixing Show All Comments Button

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    19. User Authentication and Authorization Management

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      97. Confguring Identity Services

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      98. Adding Custom Identity Classes and Modifying Database Tables

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      99. Seeding Application Database with Roles and Users

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      100. Creating the Authentication Controller with Empty Login and Register Views

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      101. Designing the Login Form with an Image Slider

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      102. Designing the Registration Form

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      103. Registering a New User

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      104. Adding Validation to the Registration Form

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      105. Handling Registration Errors

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      106. Customizing Default Password Requirements

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      107. Implementing Login with Validation

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      108. Redirecting Users After Login

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      109. Displaying Menus Based on User Authentication

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      110. Logging Users Out Securely

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      111. Displaying User Details Using Claims

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      112. Secure Password Updates with Tab Navigation

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      113. Managing User Profle Updates

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      114. Enhancing Profle Visibility with User Data

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      115. Refactoring User ID Handling with Base Controller

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    20. Social Login: Authenticate Users with Google & GitHub

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      116. Creating a Google OAuth Application

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      117. Implementing Google Authentication in Your Application

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      118. Managing Google User Authentication Flow

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      119. Setting Up GitHub OAuth Application

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      120. Implementing GitHub Authentication in Your Application

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      121. Managing GitHub User Authentication Flow

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    21. User Profle: Display & Manage User Details

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      122. Creating a New Controller for User Profle Details

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      123. Designing the Top Section of the Profle Page

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      124. Designing the Posts & Friends Section

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      125. Loading User Details – Show User Posts

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      126. Simplifying User Details Page – Show Posts Without Comments Section

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      127. Updating User Profle Section – Show Profle Picture, Full Name, and Username

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      128. Fixing Broken Links & Profle Picture URL Issues

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    22. Building & Managing Friendships: Requests, Suggestions, and Connections

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      129. Setting Up Database Infrastructure

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      130. Creating FriendsService And a Method For Sending Friend Requests

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      131. Create Service Methods For Managing Friend Requests (Accept, Reject, Cancel)

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      132. Creating FriendsController and View

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      133. Creating the 'People You May Know' ViewComponent

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      134. Display Suggested Friends in the App

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      135. Display Suggested Friends with Their Friend Count

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      136. Implementing User Following: Sending Friend Requests

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      137. Preparing Friendship Request Data – Create ViewModel & Load Data

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      138. Displaying Friendship Requests – Load Prepared Data

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      139. Listing Received Friendship Requests

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      140. Cancelling a Friendship Request

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      141. Accepting a Friendship Request

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      142. Showing Friends

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      143. Rejecting a Friendship Request

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      144. Removing a Friend

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      145. Code Refactoring – Manage Statuses with a Single Method

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    23. Interacting with Posts Without Page Refresh

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      146. Liking a Post Without Refreshing the Page

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      147. Favoriting a Post Without Refreshing the Page

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      148. Adding a Comment to a Post Without Refreshing the Page

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      149. Removing a Comment from a Post Without Refreshing the Page

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    24. Implementing Real-Time Notifcations with SignalR

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      150. Setting Up the Database for Notifcations

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      151. Setting Up SignalR for Real-Time Updates

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      152. Saving Notifcations to the Database

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      153. Triggering Notifcations on Events

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      154. SignalR Client-Side Integration

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      155. Displaying Unread Notifcation Indicator ("New" Text)

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      156. Replacing "New" with a Notifcation Counter

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      157. Optimizing How Notifcations Are Stored and Sent

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      158. Creating a Reusable Notifcation Handler (Generic)

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      159. Fetching the Full Name of Logged-In Users

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      160. Notifying Users About Post Interactions (Likes, Favorites, and Comments)

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      161. Displaying Notifcations in the UI

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      162. Adding Timestamps to Notifcations

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      163. Allowing Users to Mark Notifcations as Read

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      164. Diferentiating Between Notifcation Types Using Icons

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      165. Friendship Requests and Approval Notifcations

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      166. Redirecting Users from Notifcations to Relevant Pages

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    25. Building the Admin Dashboard for Reported Posts

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      167. Setting Up a New Controller and View

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      168. Fetching Reported Posts from Database

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      169. Displaying Reported Posts in the Admin Dashboard

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      170. Adding a Top Bar for the Admin Panel

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      171. Updating the UI Based on LoggedIn User Role

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      172. Improving the UI for Reported Posts

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      173. Approving a Report and Removing a Post

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      174. Rejecting a Report and Restoring a Post

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    26. Integrating Azure Database and Storage

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      175. Setting Up the Development Environment in Azure

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      176. Confguring Azure Blob Storage

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      177. Updating the Service to Upload Data to Azure

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      178. Displaying Uploaded Images in the App

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      179. Confguring Azure SQL Database

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      180. Connecting Azure SQL Database to the App

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      181. Using Azure Data Studio and Storage Explorer

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    27. CI/CD with Azure and GitHub

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      182. Deploying the App to Azure from Visual Studio

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      183. Setting Up Continuous Deployment in Azure

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      184. Testing the Deployment Pipeline

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