In this tutorial, you will get an in-depth overview of how you can build a complete YouTube clone using React in 10 steps. I will lay out how I built a clone of the YouTube web app and the concrete steps you can take in order to build your own

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How to Build a YouTube Clone with React

Step 1: Model our Data and Create our Database

Step 2: Create Auth, Video, and User Routes

Step 3: Protect Auth Routes with Middleware

Step 4: Create React Client Pages and Styles

Step 5: Add Client Authentication with Google OAuth

Step 6: Easily Fetch Data using React Query

Step 8: Protect Auth Actions with a Custom Hook