Build and Deploy a Modern YouTube Clone Application in React JS with Material UI 5 | RapidAPI
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141 min, 39 sec
Detailed walkthrough to build and deploy a YouTube clone application using React.js, Material-UI, and RapidAPI.
Summary
- Create a YouTube clone with React.js featuring a new video section, custom categories, responsive design, channel pages, and video playback.
- Utilize Material UI version 5 for UI components and React functional components for reusability.
- Fetch data using RapidAPI and test API calls directly in Visual Studio Code using RapidAPI extension.
- Implement search functionality to find videos and channels, and video detail pages to play videos and see related content.
- Deploy the application using Netlify and address potential deployment issues.
Chapter 1

Introduction to the YouTube clone project, outlining the features and technologies used.
- Build a YouTube clone with React.js, utilizing the latest Material UI and RapidAPI.
- The application will have a new video section, custom categories, responsive channel and video cards, channel pages, and video playback functionality.
- The project aims to provide knowledge to build any website using APIs.

Chapter 2

Setting up the React application and installing required dependencies.
- Initialize a new React application and install necessary dependencies including Material UI and React Router DOM.
- Configure Visual Studio Code with the RapidAPI extension for testing APIs.
- Outline the importance of API usage in modern web development.

Chapter 3

Introduction to the YouTube API provided by RapidAPI and setting up API keys.
- Explore the YouTube version 3 API on RapidAPI Hub and understand its endpoints.
- Sign up for RapidAPI to gain access to the YouTube API and other APIs available.
- Set up the API key and host for making API calls.

Chapter 4

Organizing the file and folder structure for the YouTube clone project.
- Create a clean file and folder structure by removing unnecessary files and creating new ones from scratch.
- Discuss the importance of a proper file and folder structure in maintaining clean code.

Chapter 5
Chapter 6

Creating the Feed component to display videos and channel details.
- Use Material UI components to create the layout for the Feed.
- Fetch video data from the RapidAPI YouTube API and render it in the Feed.
- Create a reusable Sidebar component to display different categories.

Chapter 7

Creating VideoCard and ChannelCard components to display individual items.
- Design VideoCard and ChannelCard components to show video thumbnails, channel details, and other information.
- Fetch and display data for each card using the RapidAPI YouTube API.

Chapter 8
Chapter 9

Setting up the Channel Detail page to show specific channel information and videos.
- Fetch channel-specific data using the RapidAPI YouTube API to display on the Channel Detail page.
- Reuse the ChannelCard component on the Channel Detail page for displaying profile information.
- Implement a layout to show the channel's videos using the Videos component.

Chapter 10

Implementing the search functionality within the YouTube clone application.
- Build the Search component to handle user queries and display search results.
- Utilize the RapidAPI YouTube API to fetch search results and render them using the Videos component.

Chapter 11

Creating the layout and functionality for the Video Detail page.
- Set up the Video Detail page to play selected videos and show related content.
- Fetch video details and related videos using the RapidAPI YouTube API.
- Use React Player to embed YouTube videos within the application.

Chapter 12

Deploying the YouTube clone application to Netlify.
- Create a build for the React application and deploy it using Netlify's drag-and-drop feature.
- Address deployment issues and ensure the application is accessible online.
- Discuss alternative hosting solutions for professional deployments, such as Hostinger.
