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SimCoderYoutube/InstagramClone
Instagram Clone React Native Tutorial 2021 👨💻 I'll show you how you can do this in the simplest way and terms possible. By the end of this series you'll have learned how the big companies do it and will be able to do the same, you not only will be able to do this app, but you'll be able to put what you learn into your very own projects! In this series, we use React Native with Expo to quickly deploy the project. We use firebase for all our microservice needs like the auth system, database, storage, amongst others. firebase, redux, react native, javascript, expo. In this series, we'll use all of them and you'll learn them by doing an iconic app. Welcome to this Simcoder project and make an Instagram Clone!
A React Native Instagram clone built as a YouTube tutorial series, covering feed, camera, chat, profile, and search with Firebase as the backend. Aimed at beginners learning mobile development by replicating a familiar app. The master branch is a paid redesign; the actual tutorial code lives on the youtube_series branch.
Covers a realistic feature surface — auth, file storage, Firestore, real-time chat, and a basic feed — so you're not building a toy. Redux is used for state management, which teaches a pattern worth knowing. Includes a separate React admin panel and a Node.js Firebase Functions backend, so you see the full stack. The wiki has setup docs rather than leaving you to reverse-engineer the Firebase config.
Three years stale (last push 2023, tutorial content from 2021) — Expo SDK and Firebase SDK have had breaking changes since, so expect friction getting it running. No tests at any level. The Redux usage is minimal and the architecture doesn't scale: everything goes through Firebase directly from the client, so there's no real backend logic to learn from. The master branch (the fuller version) was previously a paid product, which means community maintenance never really developed around it.