This repository contains the backend code for a full-fledged blog website. It provides various features including JWT authentication, CRUD operations for posts and comments, user management functionalities like following/unfollowing authors, admin privileges to block/unblock users, and file management for uploading and deleting files.
- JWT Authentication: Users can authenticate using JSON Web Tokens for secure access to the website.
- Post Management:
- Create, read, update, and delete posts.
- Like posts to show appreciation.
- Comment Management:
- Create, read, update, and delete comments on posts.
- User Management:
- Follow/unfollow authors to customize the feed.
- Admin privileges to block/unblock users.
- File Management:
- Upload files such as images for posts.
- Delete uploaded files when necessary.
- Backend Framework: Express JS
- Database: MongoDB
- Authentication: JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
- Other Technologies: Cloudinary, Mongoose, Bcrypt, Express-Rate-Limit, Multer
- Clone the Repository:
git clone https://github.com/Shubham-Guptaji/MERN-Blog-Backend.git
- Install Dependencies:
cd MERN-Blog-Backend
npm install
- Environment Variables:
- Create a
.envfile based on the.env.examplefile. - Populate the environment variables with appropriate values.
- Database Setup:
- Set up your database and update the database configuration in the
.envfile.
- Run the Server:
npm start
- Testing:
- Use tools like Postman or write unit tests to ensure the APIs work as expected.
- User Apis Documentation : https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/31843425/2sA2xjyAih
- Blog Apis Documentation : https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/31843425/2sA2xk1BXv
- Resource File Apis Documentation : https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/31843425/2sA2xk1BcF
- Miscellaneous and Social Apis Documentation : https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/31843425/2sA2xk1BcE
- Comment Apis Documentation : https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/31843425/2sA2xk1BcC
- Shubham Gupta
MIT License