Movie Recommender

Movie recommender with a Next.js frontend and FastAPI backend.

Setup

1. Install frontend dependencies:

   npm install

2. Install Python backend dependencies:

   python -m pip install -r backend/requirements.txt

3. Start MongoDB locally or provide a MongoDB Atlas URI.

4. Create .env.local for the Next.js frontend:

   NEXT_PUBLIC_API_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8000

5. Set backend environment variables in your shell:

   MONGODB_URI=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017
   MONGODB_DB=movie_recommender
   AUTH_SECRET=replace-with-a-long-random-secret
   FRONTEND_ORIGINS=http://localhost:3000,http://127.0.0.1:3000

6. Run both apps in separate terminals:

   npm run dev:backend
   npm run dev:frontend

Routes

• / - movie search and popular movies
• /favorites - MongoDB-backed user favorites
• FastAPI /api/movies/popular - popular movies from MongoDB top_movies
• FastAPI /api/movies/search?query=avatar - movie search from MongoDB top_movies
• FastAPI /api/favorites - user favorites
• FastAPI /api/auth/register, /api/auth/login, /api/auth/me, /api/auth/logout - auth routes