Jobster

Description

Jobster is a project created for practicing Mongoose, JWT, and Express. It includes user authentication (login/register/update) and CRUD operations for job models.

Installation

Make sure you have Node.js and npm installed on your machine.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/0xOmarAdel/jobster.git
   cd jobster

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file in the root directory and configure the following variables:

   PORT=5000
   MONGODB_URL=your-mongodb-connection-string
   JWT_SECRET=your-secret-key
   JWT_LIFETIME=30d

4. Start the application:

   npm start

   The application will be accessible at http://localhost:5000.

Scripts

• npm start: Start the application using nodemon.

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express
• Mongoose
• JWT (jsonwebtoken)
• Bcryptjs
• Cors
• Dotenv
• Express-async-errors
• Express-rate-limit
• Helmet
• HTTP Status Codes
• Rate Limiter
• XSS Clean
• YAMLjs

Project Structure

• Models:

  • User Model: Handles user authentication (login/register/edit).
  • Job Model: Provides CRUD operations for job entities.

• Middleware:

  • Authentication Middleware: Verifies JWT tokens for secure routes.
  • Rate Limiter Middleware: Limits the rate of requests to prevent abuse.

• Routes:

  • Auth Routes: Handles user authentication.
  • Job Routes: Manages CRUD operations for job entities.

• Utilities:

  • Error Handling: Express-async-errors for handling asynchronous errors.
  • Validation: Joi for request validation.

• Security:

  • Helmet: Enhances application security with HTTP headers.
  • XSS Clean: Protects against cross-site scripting attacks.