Express Backend Config

Version: 1.0.0
Author: Opu Pal

Description

This project provides a professional backend structure using Express.js, MongoDB, and related technologies. It aims to streamline the development process by offering a solid foundation for building scalable and maintainable backend applications.

Features

• Express.js: Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for Node.js.
• MongoDB: A leading NoSQL database, providing scalability and flexibility.
• bcrypt: Library for hashing passwords securely.
• cookie-parser: Middleware for parsing cookies in Express.
• cors: Middleware for enabling Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS).
• dotenv: Module for loading environment variables from a .env file.
• jsonwebtoken: Implementation of JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for user authentication.
• mongoose: Elegant MongoDB object modeling for Node.js.
• mongoose-aggregate-paginate-v2: Mongoose plugin for pagination and aggregation support.

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone [repository_url]
2. Install dependencies: npm install

Usage

Development

To run the server in development mode with auto-reloading:

npm run dev

This command utilizes nodemon for auto-restarting the server upon file changes.

Production

To start the server in production mode:

npm start

Configuration

This project uses the dotenv module for managing environment variables. Create a .env file in the root directory and define your environment variables there. Here's an example:

PORT=3000
MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/my_database
SECRET_KEY=my_secret_key

License

This project is licensed under the ISC License. See the LICENSE file for details.