Dev Blogs - Back End

Project Description

This project is a blog site web application that provides visitors with simple yet informative blog posts. The back-end is built using the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture, which promotes a clean, modular, and maintainable codebase that is easier to develop, test, and scale.

The application is built using Express.js, a lightweight and unopinionated JavaScript framework for setting up routes, and MongoDB, a NoSQL database for storing document-based data. Additional packages such as cors, cookie-parser, JWT, mongoose, and bcrypt were used to assist Express.js in achieving the necessary features of the project.

Main Objective/s

The motivation behind this project is to document my learning journey and share knowledge with readers by providing informative and direct-to-the-point information. Through this blog site web application, I aim to help others learn new concepts and stay updated on relevant topics in a simple and efficient manner. Additionally, this project allows me to practice my development skills and expand my knowledge in web development.

Key Feature/s

• MVC Architecture: Ensures a clean, modular, and maintainable codebase that is easier to develop, test, and scale.
• ORM Integration: Use Mongoose to define and interact with database models in a structured way.
• Password Hashing: Securely store passwords by using bcrypt to hash and salt them before storing in the database.
• Cross-Domain Communication: Allow different domains to access specified routes to improve usage and scalability using CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing).
• User Authentication and Authorization: Implement user authentication and authorization using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) to verify authorized access to specified routes.
• Image Upload: Used cloudinary to upload images in the cloud instead of storing it locally.

What I've Learned

• Deployment: How to use onRender to deploy a web server.
• Environment Variables: How to hide sensitive data by using .env variables.
• Database Modeling: How to use Mongoose to design and interact with database models in a structured way.
• Password Security: How to securely store user passwords by hashing and salting them before storing in the database using bcrypt.
• HTTP Methods: How to define different HTTP methods like PUT in express routes for updating data in the database.
• Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS): How to enable origins to allow front-end applications to communicate with the API.
• User Authorization: How to use JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for user authorization when accessing specified API endpoints.
• Image Upload: Used cloudinary to store images efficiently.

Overall, this project provided me with a solid foundation in modern web development using Express and related technologies. The skills and knowledge I gained will be useful in future web development projects.

Quick Installation

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/MiDo-kun/Dev-Blogs-Backend

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd your-repository

3. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

4. Start the development server:

   npm run dev

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:5172 to view the website.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you want to contribute to the project, please follow these guidelines:

1. Fork the repository to your own GitHub account.

2. Clone the repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/MiDo-kun/Dev-Blogs-Backend

3. Create a new branch for your changes:

   git checkout -b your-branch-name

4. Make your changes to the code.

5. Commit your changes:

   git commit -m "Your commit message"

6. Push your changes to your fork:

   git push origin your-branch-name

7. Create a pull request from your fork to the main repository.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more information.