This is the backend for a blog application with authentication functionality. The backend is responsible for handling user authentication and managing blog posts through a RESTful API built using Node.js.
- User registration and login functionality.
- Secure password storage using hashing techniques.
- Authentication and authorization using JSON Web Tokens (JWT).
- CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations for blog posts.
- Validation and error handling for API requests.
- Integration with a database to store user and blog post data.
- Node.js
- Express.js
- TypeScript
- MongoDB/Mongoose
- JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for authentication
- Express Validator for request validation
- bcryptjs for password hashing
To get started with the backend of the blog application, follow these steps:
- Clone the repository:
git clone <repository-url>- Install dependencies:
npm install-
Alternatively: you can download the zip file, extract it and follow the next steps.
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Set up your environment variables:
Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following variables:
PORT=3000
MONGODB_URI=<your-mongodb-uri>
JWT_SECRET=<your-jwt-secret>
Since I used cloudinary for user profile images, you should set up environment variables for profile avatar updating endpoints to be functional. You can create free cloudinary account here
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=<your-cloudinary's-cloud-name>
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=<your-cloudinary's-api-key>
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=<your-cloudinary's-api-secret>
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- Run the development server:
npm run devPlease refer to the API documentation provided in the docs folder for details on the available endpoints, request parameters, and responses.
Contributions are welcome! If you find any bugs or have suggestions for improvements, please open an issue or submit a pull request.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.