Vercel/README.md

📷 EXIF Photo Blog

https://github.com/sambecker/exif-photo-blog/assets/169298/7ffa0efa-299c-4d6c-9383-0b68e3a6ab6f

This template is in BETA.

Optimizations are still being made around data cache behavior.

Database schema changes are possible in the future.

1. Deploy to Vercel

1. Click Deploy
2. Add required storage (Vercel Postgres + Vercel Blob)
3. Add environment variables

• NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_TITLE (e.g., My Photos)
• NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_DOMAIN (e.g., photos.domain.com)
• NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_DESCRIPTION (optional—mainly used for OG meta)

2. Setup Auth

1. Generate auth secret
2. Add to environment variables:

• AUTH_SECRET

3. Add admin user to environment variables:

• ADMIN_EMAIL
• ADMIN_PASSWORD

3. Upload your first photo

1. Visit /admin
2. Click "Choose File"
3. Title your photo
4. Click "Create"

4. Develop locally

1. Clone code
2. Install dependencies pnpm i
3. Run vc dev to utilize Vercel-stored environment variables

5. Add Analytics (optional)

1. Open project on Vercel
2. Click "Analytics" tab
3. Follow "Enable Web Analytics" instructions (@vercel/analytics is already part of your project)

6. Remove repo link (optional)

1. Set NEXT_PUBLIC_HIDE_REPO_LINK = 1