🛡️ Authentication Backend API

This is a Node.js and Express.js backend project providing user authentication and CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) functionality for posts. It uses MongoDB via Mongoose, JWT for secure user sessions, and follows a clean MVC architecture. Ideal for building a secure backend for web or mobile applications.

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📌 Table of Contents

• Features(#-features)
• Tech Stack(#-tech-stack)
• Setup Instructions(#-setup-instructions)
• Environment Variables(#-environment-variables)
• API Endpoints(#-api-endpoints)
• Auth Routes(#auth-routes)
• Post Routes(#post-routes)

🚀 Features

✅ User Registration & Login 🔒 Password hashing with bcrypt 🔐 Token-based authentication using JWT 🔄 CRUD operations for posts 🧱 Follows MVC architecture 🌐 RESTful API design 📦 .env support for environment configs 🛡️ Protected routes for authenticated users only

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB + Mongoose
• JWT for authentication
• bcrypt for password hashing
• dotenv for environment variables
• Postman (for testing)

⚙️ Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository

bash git clone https://github.com/Nboss21/authentication_backend.git cd authentication_backend

🔑 Auth Routes (/auth)

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/register	Register a new user
POST	/login	Authenticate a user and return JWT

📝 Post Routes (/posts)

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/all-post	Get all posts
GET	/post/:id	Get a single post by ID
POST	/create	Create a new post
PUT	/update/:id	Update a post by ID
DELETE	/delete/:id	Delete a post by ID