Collaborative Content Creation Platform (C3P)

Democratizing Content Creation for Community-driven Social Media

Key Features • Installation • Usage • Contributing

🌟 Overview

C3P is a revolutionary platform that enables communities to collaboratively create and manage content for mainstream social media accounts. By combining Reddit-like community features with automated social media publishing, C3P helps creators maximize their reach and monetization potential while maintaining quality through community curation.

🚀 Key Features

• 🏘️ Community-Driven Content: Create and join communities focused on specific topics or interests
• 🗳️ Democratic Content Curation: Upvote/downvote system to surface the best content
• 📱 Multi-Platform Publishing: Automated posting to Instagram, YouTube, and other mainstream platforms
• 👥 Moderation System: Built-in approval workflow to maintain content quality
• 📊 Smart Content Ranking: Algorithm considers upvotes, time, and engagement metrics
• 💰 Shared Monetization: Help creators reach monetization thresholds through collaborative efforts
• 🔐 Role-Based Access: Flexible permissions system for community managers and moderators

🌟 Why C3P?

• Collaborative Creation: Harness the power of community to produce higher quality content
• Amplified Reach: Pool resources to build stronger social media presence
• Democratic Process: Let the best content rise to the top through community voting
• Monetization Access: Help smaller creators access platform monetization through shared accounts
• Quality Control: Maintain high standards with moderation and approval workflows
• Decentralized Approach: Move towards a more democratic social media landscape

📋 Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• MongoDB
• Social media platform API credentials
• npm or yarn package manager

🔧 Installation

Step-by-step guide

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Aradhya2708/larv.git
cd larv

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Configure environment variables:

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your configuration

4. Start the development server:

npm run dev

💻 Usage

Creating a Community

1. Sign up for an account
2. Click "Create Community"
3. Configure social media connections
4. Set up moderation rules
5. Invite members

Posting Content

1. Select your community
2. Create a new post
3. Add media (images, videos, text)
4. Submit for community voting
5. Await moderation approval if selected for publishing

🔑 API Endpoints

Community Management

POST /community/
GET /community/:id/
POST /communities/:id/join

Content Operations

POST /community/:id/post
GET /posts/:id/
POST /posts/:id/upvote

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Here's how you can help:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Reddit for inspiration on community management
• Social media platforms for their APIs