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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