Backend

This is the backend of a social media application built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB. It handles user authentication, post creation, and post interaction.

Getting Started

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Prerequisites

What things you need to install the software and how to install them:

• Node.js
• MongoDB
• npm

Installing

A step by step series of examples that tell you how to get a development environment running:

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies
3. Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following:
4. Start the server

Built With

• Node.js - The web framework used
• Express - Dependency Management
• MongoDB - Used to generate JWT
• JWT - Used for authentication