Doctors Portal Server

Welcome to the server component of "Doctors Portal" – a robust and efficient backend solution to complement the frontend application. Explore the technologies powering this project.

Key Features

Secure User Authentication

• Utilize Jsonwebtoken for generating and verifying JSON Web Tokens (JWTs), ensuring a secure and efficient user authentication process.

Flexible Database Integration

• Seamlessly connect to MongoDB for flexible and scalable data storage, enabling efficient management of user profiles, appointments, and more.

Payment Processing with Stripe

• Integrate Stripe to handle secure online payments, ensuring a seamless and reliable transaction experience for users.

Email Notifications

• Utilize Nodemailer and SendGrid Transport to send email notifications, enhancing communication between the platform and its users.

Rate Limiting for Security

• Implement Express Rate Limit middleware to protect the server from abuse by limiting the rate of incoming requests.

Streamlined API Endpoints

• Leverage Express to create well-structured API endpoints, facilitating smooth communication between the frontend and backend.

Used Technologies

Cors

• Description: Cors is a middleware for Express.js that facilitates cross-origin resource sharing, ensuring secure communication between different domains.

Dotenv

• Description: Dotenv is a zero-dependency module that loads environment variables from a .env file into process.env, making it easier to manage sensitive configuration settings.

Express

• Description: Express is a fast and minimal web application framework for Node.js, providing a streamlined way to build robust and scalable backend systems.

Express Rate Limit

• Description: Express Rate Limit is a middleware that helps protect your server from abuse by limiting the rate of incoming requests.

Jsonwebtoken

• Description: Jsonwebtoken is a library for generating and verifying JSON Web Tokens (JWTs), a key technology for secure user authentication and authorization.

MongoDB

• Description: MongoDB is a powerful NoSQL database that offers flexibility in storing and managing data, ideal for modern web applications.

Nodemailer

• Description: Nodemailer is a library for sending emails from Node.js applications, essential for notifications and communication in your project.

Nodemailer SendGrid Transport

• Description: Nodemailer SendGrid Transport is a plugin that allows you to use SendGrid as a transport method with Nodemailer, ensuring reliable email delivery.

Stripe

• Description: Stripe is a payment processing platform that's seamlessly integrated into your server to handle secure online transactions.

Getting Started

To explore and deploy the server component of the "Doctors Portal" project:

1. Clone the repository.
2. Install dependencies using npm install.
3. Start the server with npm start or npm run start-dev for development with automatic restarts (using Nodemon).
4. Begin building your frontend application and communicate securely with the server.

Delve into the codebase and documentation of each technology to gain a deeper understanding of their role in powering the backend of "Doctors Portal."