449 Backend Engineer class project

Social Media Application

Overview

This Social Media Application is designed to demonstrate a simple social networking platform built with Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB. It supports user authentication, CRUD operations for posts, commenting on posts, and admin control over users and posts.

Features

• User Authentication: Allows users to register and login to the platform.
• Post Management: Users can create, read, update, and delete their posts.
• Commenting: Users can comment on posts.
• Admin Controls: Admin users have the ability to manage users and posts across the platform.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have installed the following:

• Node.js (v14 or newer)
• MongoDB (v4 or newer)
• npm (Node Package Manager)

You can check your Node and npm versions with:

node -v
npm -v

Installation

Install NPM Packages:

npm install

Set up environment variables:

Create a '.env' file in the root directory of the project and add your environment variables:

DB_URI=mongodb+srv://your_mongodb_uri_here

Running the server

To start the server, run:

npm start

The server will be avaliable at 'http://localhost:3000'.