Blog Website Backend

Welcome to the backend repository for our blog website! This repository contains the server-side code built using Node.js to support the functionality of our blog application.

Technologies Used

• Node.js: Used to create the backend server and handle API requests.
• Express.js: Used as the web framework to simplify routing and middleware creation.
• MongoDB: Used as the database to store blog posts, comments, and user information.
• Mongoose: Used as an Object Data Modeling (ODM) library for MongoDB to simplify interactions with the database.
• Postman: Used for API testing and development.
• React (Frontend): Although this repository focuses on the backend, it's worth mentioning that our blog website's frontend is built using React.js.

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:
2. Install dependencies: cd blog-backend npm install
3. Set up MongoDB:

• Create a MongoDB database and configure the connection string in a .env file.

4. Run the server:npm start
5. Use Postman to test API endpoints:

• Import the Postman collection provided in the postman_collection.json file.
• Test endpoints for creating, updating, deleting blog posts, managing comments, and user authentication.

API Endpoints

• GET /posts: Get all blog posts.
• GET /posts/:id: Get a specific blog post by ID.
• POST /posts: Create a new blog post.
• PUT /posts/:id: Update an existing blog post.
• DELETE /posts/:id: Delete a blog post by ID.
• POST /comments: Add a comment to a blog post.
• DELETE /comments/:id: Delete a comment by ID.
• POST /login: User login endpoint.
• POST /register: User registration endpoint.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/new-feature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add new feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/new-feature).
5. Open a Pull Request.

Contact

For any questions or feedback, please contact us at merugu.adithya.29@gmail.com.