README.md

Task Manager App - Backend

This is the backend service for the Task Manager App, built with Node.js and Express. It provides RESTful APIs for managing tasks and user authentication.

Technologies Used

• Node.js: A JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.
• Express: A minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework.
• MongoDB: A NoSQL database for storing user and task data.
• Mongoose: An ODM (Object Data Modeling) library for MongoDB and Node.js.
• JWT: For user authentication and authorization.
• bcrypt: For hashing user passwords.

Create a .env file and add the necessary environment variables:

Env Variable	Value
CLIENT_URL	http://localhost:3000 or your_client_deployed_url
PORT	8000
MONGO_URL	your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET	your_jwt_secret