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+# Grapevine 🍇
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+Grapevine is a React/Express application that aggregates news and weather information, providing users with an intuitive interface to access the latest news and weather forecasts. It uses NewsAPI for news aggregation and DarkSky API for weather forecasts.
+
+## Features
+- **News Aggregation**: Browse top stories, search for news, and explore different categories.
+- **Weather Forecast**: Get a 7-day weather forecast with detailed information.
+- **Responsive UI**: Built with Bootstrap 4 for a responsive and user-friendly experience.
+
+## Setup and Installation
+Instructions on setting up Grapevine in your local environment.
+
+### Prerequisites
+- Node.js (current version)
+- React
+- Express
+
+### Installation Steps
+Provide detailed steps for setting up Grapevine.
+
+## Usage
+How to use the application, including example commands and screenshots.
+
+## Roadmap 🚀
+Grapevine is committed to continuous improvement and feature enhancements. Here's what we're planning next:
+
+- **Remove Dark Sky Dependency**: Transition to an alternative weather API due to the deprecation of Dark Sky.
+- **UI Update to Material-UI**: Redesign the frontend using Material-UI for a more modern and sleek interface.
+- **Docker Support**: Add Docker support for easy and consistent deployment across environments.
+- **Upgrade to Latest Node and React**: Keep the application up-to-date with the latest versions of Node.js and React.
+- **Redux Store Integration**: Implement Redux for efficient state management across the application.
+- **PostgreSQL Database**: Transition to PostgreSQL for robust data management and scalability.
+- **User Authentication**: Implement user login functionality for a personalized experience.
+- **Starring and Saving Articles**: Allow users to star and save articles for easy access later.
+- **RSS Feed Support**: Integrate RSS feed support for a wider range of news sources.
+- **Web Clipper Feature**: Develop a web clipper tool for users to save content from the web.
+- **Liking Articles**: Enable users to like articles, contributing to a personalized recommendation system.
+- **Improved Search**: Enhance the search functionality using Elasticsearch or free-text search for more accurate and faster results.
+
+## Open Source 🌐
+Grapevine is an open-source project, and we welcome contributions from the community. For more details on how to contribute, check our [GitHub Repository](link_to_github_repository).
+
+## Support 💪
+If you like Grapevine and find it useful, consider supporting its development by buying me a coffee!
+
+[![Buy Me A Coffee](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/assets/img/custom_images/orange_img.png)](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rootiovo)
+
+## License 📄
+Grapevine is licensed under the MIT License. For more details, see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file in our GitHub repository.
+
+## Contributing
+We welcome contributions! Please see our [Contributing Guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information on how to contribute.
+
+## Questions or Issues?
+For any questions or issues, please open an issue on the [GitHub Issues](link_to_github_issues) page.