# tejxs18/youtube-clone architecture

> Architecture diagram of the GitHub repository tejxs18/youtube-clone, generated by GitDiagram from its file tree, README and a sample of source files (last updated 2026-09-29). It is an AI-made overview: check details against the source.

- Interactive diagram: https://gitdiagram.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone
- Repository: https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone

## Overview

YourTube is a full-stack video-sharing platform. Viewers and creators use the React app to search, watch, upload, and engage with videos; Redux actions call the Express API, whose domain handlers manage MongoDB records and Cloudinary media. Separate branches cover channels and subscriptions, comments and translation, personal libraries, and community groups. The frontend entry points and several core backend flows are sampled; other subsystem connections reflect the README’s architecture and are shown only where documented.

Main entry points: [`Server/Routes`](https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/tree/main/Server/Routes) (API routes), [`Server/Models`](https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/tree/main/Server/Models) (MongoDB models), [`Client/src/App.jsx`](https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Client/src/App.jsx) (React app), [`Client/src/Components/Navbar/Searchbar/Searchbar.jsx`](https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Client/src/Components/Navbar/Searchbar/Searchbar.jsx) (Search interface)

## Diagram (Mermaid)

```mermaid
flowchart TD

subgraph group_client["Client experience"]
  node_app["React app<br/>[App.jsx]"]
  node_routes["Page routes<br/>[Allroutes.jsx]"]
  node_search["Search interface<br/>[Searchbar.jsx]"]
  node_pages["Video and feature pages"]
  node_state["Redux state and actions<br/>[index.js]"]
  node_api["API client<br/>[index.js]"]
end

subgraph group_server["API and domains"]
  node_server["Express application<br/>[index.js]"]
  node_routeserver["API routes"]
  node_authmw["JWT middleware<br/>[auth.js]"]
  node_video["Video handling<br/>[video.js]"]
  node_channel["Channels and subscriptions<br/>[channel.js]"]
  node_comments["Comments and translation<br/>[Comment.js]"]
  node_groups["Community groups<br/>[group.js]"]
  node_engagement["Viewer library data"]
end

subgraph group_data["Persistence and media"]
  node_models[("MongoDB models")]
end

subgraph group_external["External services"]
  node_cloudinary[("Cloudinary media")]
  node_translate["Translation service"]
  node_google["Google OAuth"]
  node_speech["Browser speech API"]
end

node_viewer(("Viewer or creator"))

node_viewer -->|"uses"| node_app
node_app -->|"renders"| node_routes
node_routes -->|"routes to"| node_pages
node_viewer -->|"enters query"| node_search
node_search -->|"navigates"| node_routes
node_search -.->|"recognizes speech"| node_speech
node_app -->|"dispatches loads"| node_state
node_pages -->|"reads state"| node_state
node_state -->|"requests data"| node_api
node_app -.->|"authenticates"| node_google
node_api -->|"sends REST requests"| node_server
node_server -->|"mounts routes"| node_routeserver
node_routeserver -->|"protects requests"| node_authmw
node_routeserver -->|"dispatches video requests"| node_video
node_routeserver -->|"dispatches channel requests"| node_channel
node_routeserver -->|"dispatches comment requests"| node_comments
node_routeserver -->|"dispatches group requests"| node_groups
node_routeserver -->|"dispatches library requests"| node_engagement
node_video -->|"reads and writes"| node_models
node_channel -->|"reads and writes"| node_models
node_comments -->|"reads and writes"| node_models
node_groups -->|"reads and writes"| node_models
node_engagement -->|"reads and writes"| node_models
node_video -->|"uploads and streams media"| node_cloudinary
node_comments -.->|"requests translation"| node_translate

click node_app "https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Client/src/App.jsx"
click node_routes "https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Client/src/Allroutes.jsx"
click node_search "https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Client/src/Components/Navbar/Searchbar/Searchbar.jsx"
click node_pages "https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/tree/main/Client/src/Pages"
click node_state "https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Client/src/Reducers/index.js"
click node_api "https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Client/src/Api/index.js"
click node_server "https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Server/index.js"
click node_routeserver "https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/tree/main/Server/Routes"
click node_authmw "https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Server/middleware/auth.js"
click node_video "https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Server/Controllers/video.js"
click node_channel "https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Server/Controllers/channel.js"
click node_comments "https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Server/Controllers/Comment.js"
click node_groups "https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Server/Controllers/group.js"
click node_engagement "https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/tree/main/Server/Controllers"
click node_models "https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/tree/main/Server/Models"

classDef toneNeutral fill:#f8fafc,stroke:#334155,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#0f172a
classDef toneBlue fill:#dbeafe,stroke:#2563eb,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#172554
classDef toneAmber fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#d97706,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#78350f
classDef toneMint fill:#dcfce7,stroke:#16a34a,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#14532d
classDef toneRose fill:#ffe4e6,stroke:#e11d48,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#881337
classDef toneIndigo fill:#e0e7ff,stroke:#4f46e5,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#312e81
classDef toneTeal fill:#ccfbf1,stroke:#0f766e,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#134e4a
class node_app,node_routes,node_search,node_pages,node_state,node_api,node_viewer toneBlue
class node_server,node_routeserver,node_authmw,node_video,node_channel,node_comments,node_groups,node_engagement toneAmber
class node_models toneMint
class node_cloudinary,node_translate,node_google,node_speech toneRose
```

## Components

### Client experience

- [React app](https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Client/src/App.jsx): `Client/src/App.jsx`
- [Page routes](https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Client/src/Allroutes.jsx): `Client/src/Allroutes.jsx`
- [Search interface](https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Client/src/Components/Navbar/Searchbar/Searchbar.jsx): `Client/src/Components/Navbar/Searchbar/Searchbar.jsx`
- [Video and feature pages](https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/tree/main/Client/src/Pages): `Client/src/Pages`
- [Redux state and actions](https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Client/src/Reducers/index.js): `Client/src/Reducers/index.js`
- [API client](https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Client/src/Api/index.js): `Client/src/Api/index.js`

### API and domains

- [Express application](https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Server/index.js): `Server/index.js`
- [API routes](https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/tree/main/Server/Routes): `Server/Routes`
- [JWT middleware](https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Server/middleware/auth.js): `Server/middleware/auth.js`
- [Video handling](https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Server/Controllers/video.js): `Server/Controllers/video.js`
- [Channels and subscriptions](https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Server/Controllers/channel.js): `Server/Controllers/channel.js`
- [Comments and translation](https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Server/Controllers/Comment.js): `Server/Controllers/Comment.js`
- [Community groups](https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/blob/main/Server/Controllers/group.js): `Server/Controllers/group.js`
- [Viewer library data](https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/tree/main/Server/Controllers): `Server/Controllers`

### Persistence and media

- [MongoDB models](https://github.com/tejxs18/youtube-clone/tree/main/Server/Models): `Server/Models`

### External services

- **Cloudinary media**
- **Translation service**
- **Google OAuth**
- **Browser speech API**

### Other components

- **Viewer or creator**

## Connections

- Viewer or creator → React app: uses
- React app → Page routes: renders
- Page routes → Video and feature pages: routes to
- Viewer or creator → Search interface: enters query
- Search interface → Page routes: navigates
- Search interface → Browser speech API: recognizes speech
- React app → Redux state and actions: dispatches loads
- Video and feature pages → Redux state and actions: reads state
- Redux state and actions → API client: requests data
- React app → Google OAuth: authenticates
- API client → Express application: sends REST requests
- Express application → API routes: mounts routes
- API routes → JWT middleware: protects requests
- API routes → Video handling: dispatches video requests
- API routes → Channels and subscriptions: dispatches channel requests
- API routes → Comments and translation: dispatches comment requests
- API routes → Community groups: dispatches group requests
- API routes → Viewer library data: dispatches library requests
- Video handling → MongoDB models: reads and writes
- Channels and subscriptions → MongoDB models: reads and writes
- Comments and translation → MongoDB models: reads and writes
- Community groups → MongoDB models: reads and writes
- Viewer library data → MongoDB models: reads and writes
- Video handling → Cloudinary media: uploads and streams media
- Comments and translation → Translation service: requests translation