BlogApp Backend

This is the backend for BlogApp, a blogging platform that allows users to create, read, update, and delete blog posts. It includes user authentication, media uploads, and email verification.

🚀 Tech Stack

• Backend Framework: Express.js
• Database: MongoDB (with Mongoose ODM)
• Authentication: JWT (JSON Web Token)
• File Uploads: Cloudinary & Multer
• Security: bcrypt for password hashing
• Email Service: Nodemailer
• Other Dependencies: CORS, dotenv, cookie-parser

🔗 API Documentation

For full API documentation and testing, visit the following Postman collection:

📖 View API Documentation

🌐 Deployment

The backend is deployed on Render.

⚙️ Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/aakritrajput/BlogAppBackend.git
cd BlogAppBackend

2️⃣ Install dependencies

npm install

3️⃣ Configure environment variables

Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following:

PORT=
MONGODB_URI=
CORS_ORIGIN=
ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=
ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRY=
REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET=
REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY=
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=
VERIFICATION_TOKEN_SECRET=
VERIFICATION_TOKEN_EXPIRY=
PROJECT_OWNER_EMAIL=
PROJECT_OWNER_PASSWORD=
NODE_ENV=

4️⃣ Start the server

npm start

🛠 Features

✅ User authentication (JWT-based) ✅ CRUD operations for blog posts ✅ Image upload using Cloudinary ✅ Email verification via Nodemailer ✅ Pagination using mongoose-aggregate-paginate-v2

📁 Project Structure

BlogAppBackend/
│-- public/       # Stores images locally during upload
│-- src/
│   ├── controllers/  # Business logic for routes
│   ├── routes/       # API route handlers
│   ├── middlewares/  # Middleware functions (auth, error handling)
│   ├── models/       # Mongoose models (User, Post, etc.)
│   ├── utils/        # Helper utilities (email, file upload, etc.)
│   ├── db/           # Database connection setup
│   ├── index.js      # Entry point
│-- .env.example  # Environment variable sample
│-- package.json  # Dependencies and scripts

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🎯 Author: Aakrit Rajput