This project is a backend system for a YouTube-like application, built using the MERN stack. It provides functionalities for video uploading, user authentication, video management, and more.
- User Authentication: Secure user registration and login using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) and bcrypt.
- Video Uploading: Handle video file uploads with proper validation and storage.
- Video Management: CRUD operations for video resources.
- Middleware: Ensure secure routing, file uploads, and request handling.
- Data Aggregation: Efficient querying and data aggregation using MongoDB's aggregate pipelines.
- Subscription Handling: Manage user subscriptions and related features.
- Node.js: JavaScript runtime for building the backend.
- Express.js: Web framework for Node.js to create RESTful APIs.
- MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing user and video data.
- Mongoose: ODM for MongoDB, used to interact with the database.
- JSON Web Tokens (JWT): For secure user authentication.
- bcrypt: For hashing and securely storing user passwords.
- Multer: Middleware for handling multipart/form-data, used for file uploads.
- Node.js
- MongoDB
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/yt-backend.git
- Navigate to the project directory:
cd yt-backend - Install dependencies:
npm install
- Create a
.envfile in the root directory and add the following environment variables:MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_uri JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
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Start the server:
npm start
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The server will run on
http://localhost:5000.
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Auth:
POST /api/auth/register: Register a new user.POST /api/auth/login: Login an existing user.
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Videos:
POST /api/videos: Upload a new video.GET /api/videos: Get all videos.GET /api/videos/:id: Get a video by ID.PUT /api/videos/:id: Update a video by ID.DELETE /api/videos/:id: Delete a video by ID.
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Subscriptions:
POST /api/subscriptions: Subscribe to a channel.GET /api/subscriptions: Get all subscriptions.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
- GitHub: Bhupesh Jain
- Email: bhupeshjain3221@gmail.com