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.gitignore

@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ build/
 # VS Code
 .vscode/
 
+/backend/music/
+
 # Temporary files
 *.tmp
 *.swp

README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+# Music Portfolio
+
+This project hosts a music portfolio with a **Node.js backend** serving music files and a **React frontend** displaying tracks. This guide explains how to run everything locally, convert music files to MP3, transfer files to your server, and set up the server with Nginx and SSL.
+
+---
+
+## Table of Contents
+
+1. [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
+2. [Local Setup](#local-setup)
+3. [Convert Music to MP3](#convert-music-to-mp3)
+4. [Deploy to Server](#deploy-to-server)
+5. [Server Setup](#server-setup)
+6. [Nginx Configuration](#nginx-configuration)
+
+---
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+* Node.js (v18+ recommended)
+* npm / yarn
+* Python3 + pip
+* `pydub` Python library (for conversion)
+* `ffmpeg` installed on both local and server machines
+
+Install Python dependencies:
+
+```bash
+pip install pydub
+```
+
+Install Node dependencies in backend and frontend:
+
+```bash
+cd backend
+npm install
+
+cd ../frontend
+npm install
+npm run build
+```
+
+---
+
+## Local Setup
+
+### Backend
+
+```bash
+cd backend
+node server.js
+```
+
+By default, the backend runs at:
+
+```
+http://localhost:3001
+```
+
+### Frontend
+
+```bash
+cd frontend
+npm start
+```
+
+By default, the frontend runs at:
+
+```
+http://localhost:3000
+```
+
+---
+
+## Convert Music to MP3
+
+All music files must be in the `backend/music` folder. The project includes a Python script:
+
+```bash
+cd backend
+python3 convert-to-mp3.py
+```
+
+This will:
+
+* Convert `.flac`, `.wav`, `.m4a`, `.ogg` files to `.mp3`
+* Delete the original files
+* Keep the same filename but with `.mp3` extension
+
+---
+
+## Deploy to Server
+
+### Copy Backend & Music Files
+
+```bash
+# Replace <user> and <server-ip> with your server details
+scp -r backend/* <user>@<server-ip>:/var/www/musicportfolio.keshavanand.net/backend/
+```
+
+### Copy Frontend Build
+
+```bash
+scp -r frontend/* <user>@<server-ip>:/var/www/musicportfolio.keshavanand.net/frontend/
+```
+
+---
+
+## Server Setup
+
+### 1. Backend as a systemd service
+
+Create `/etc/systemd/system/music-portfolio-backend.service`:
+
+```ini
+[Unit]
+Description=Music Portfolio Backend
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+User=www-data
+WorkingDirectory=/var/www/musicportfolio.keshavanand.net/backend
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/node server.js
+Restart=always
+Environment=PORT=3001
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+```
+
+Enable and start:
+
+```bash
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+sudo systemctl enable music-portfolio-backend
+sudo systemctl start music-portfolio-backend
+sudo systemctl status music-portfolio-backend
+```
+
+---
+
+### 2. Nginx Configuration
+
+Create `/etc/nginx/sites-available/musicportfolio.keshavanand.net`:
+
+```nginx
+server {
+    server_name musicportfolio.keshavanand.net www.musicportfolio.keshavanand.net;
+
+    root /var/www/musicportfolio.keshavanand.net/frontend/dist;
+    index index.html;
+
+    location / {
+        try_files $uri /index.html;
+    }
+
+    location /api/ {
+        proxy_pass http://localhost:3001;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+    }
+
+    location /music/ {
+        alias /var/www/musicportfolio.keshavanand.net/backend/music/;
+        autoindex off;
+        types {
+            audio/mpeg mp3;
+            audio/wav wav;
+        }
+    }
+
+    listen 443 ssl; # managed by Certbot
+    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/musicportfolio.keshavanand.net/fullchain.pem;
+    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/musicportfolio.keshavanand.net/privkey.pem;
+    include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf;
+    ssl_dhparam /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem;
+}
+
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name musicportfolio.keshavanand.net www.musicportfolio.keshavanand.net;
+    return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
+}
+```
+
+Enable site and reload:
+
+```bash
+sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/musicportfolio.keshavanand.net /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
+sudo nginx -t
+sudo systemctl reload nginx
+```
+
+---
+
+### 3. SSL with Certbot
+
+```bash
+sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-nginx
+sudo certbot --nginx -d musicportfolio.keshavanand.net -d www.musicportfolio.keshavanand.net
+```
+
+---
+
+### 4. Permissions
+
+Ensure the backend can read/write files:
+
+```bash
+sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/musicportfolio.keshavanand.net
+```
+
+---
+
+## Notes
+
+* Make sure the backend is running before loading the frontend.
+* Frontend calls `/api/tracks` to fetch metadata.
+* All music files must be in `.mp3` format for consistent browser support.
+* Clear browser cache if changes aren’t reflected immediately.

backend/convert-to-mp3.py

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+# convert_to_mp3.py
+import os
+
+from pydub import AudioSegment
+
+# Directory relative to this script
+MUSIC_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "music")
+
+# Supported input formats
+INPUT_FORMATS = [".flac", ".wav", ".m4a", ".ogg"]
+
+
+def convert_to_mp3(file_path):
+    file_root, ext = os.path.splitext(file_path)
+    ext = ext.lower()
+
+    if ext not in INPUT_FORMATS:
+        return  # skip unsupported formats
+
+    mp3_path = f"{file_root}.mp3"
+
+    print(f"Converting {file_path} → {mp3_path}")
+
+    # Load audio
+    audio = AudioSegment.from_file(file_path)
+
+    # Export as MP3
+    audio.export(mp3_path, format="mp3", bitrate="320k")
+
+    # Delete original file
+    os.remove(file_path)
+    print(f"Deleted original: {file_path}")
+
+
+def main():
+    for root, _, files in os.walk(MUSIC_DIR):
+        for file in files:
+            full_path = os.path.join(root, file)
+            convert_to_mp3(full_path)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

backend/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "music-backend",
   "version": "1.0.0",
+  "type": "module",
   "main": "server.js",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node server.js",

backend/server.js

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-// server.js
-const express = require('express');
-const path = require('path');
-const fs = require('fs/promises');
-const mm = require('music-metadata');
-const cors = require('cors');
+import express from 'express';
+import path from 'path';
+import fs from 'fs/promises';
+import * as mm from 'music-metadata';
+import cors from 'cors';
 
 const app = express();
 app.use(cors()); // adjust for production if needed

frontend/src/app.jsx

@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ export default function App() {
 
   // Hard-coded featured tracks (filenames only)
   const FEATURED = [
-    "Kanne Kalimaane__Moondram Pirai__Unplucked Instrumental Studio Music Cover__2025-06-26.flac",
-    "Pudhu Vellai Mazhai__Roja__Unplucked Instrumental Studio Music Cover__2025-03-15.flac",
-    "Porkalam and Kannana Kanney Medley__Thenali and Viswasam__Unplucked Instrumental Studio Music Cover__2025-01-01.flac"
+    "Kanne Kalimaane__Moondram Pirai__Unplucked Instrumental Studio Music Cover__2025-06-26.mp3",
+    "Pudhu Vellai Mazhai__Roja__Unplucked Instrumental Studio Music Cover__2025-03-15.mp3",
+    "Porkalam and Kannana Kanney Medley__Thenali and Viswasam__Unplucked Instrumental Studio Music Cover__2025-01-01.mp3"
   ];
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    axios.get("http://localhost:3001/api/tracks").then(res => {
+    axios.get('/api/tracks').then(res => {
       setAllTracks(res.data.tracks);
     });
   }, []);
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ export default function App() {
     <div>
       <header>
         <h1>Keshav’s Music Portfolio</h1>
-        <p style={{ marginTop: "20px", marginBottom: "20px" }}>
-        </p>
+        <p style={{ marginTop: "20px", marginBottom: "20px" }}> </p>
+
       </header>
 
       <main>
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ export default function App() {
         {featuredTracks.length > 0 && (
         <section>
             <h2>Featured</h2>
+            <p style={{ marginTop: "20px", marginBottom: "20px" }}> </p>
             <div className="featured-container">
             {featuredTracks.map(t => (
                 <TrackCard key={t.url} t={t} featured={true} />