YouTube Backend

This is the backend for a YouTube-like application, providing APIs for user management, video uploading, subscriptions, playlists, comments, tweets, and likes.

Getting Started

To get started with this project, follow these steps:

1. Clone this repository to your local machine.

2. Install dependencies using npm:

   npm install
   

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Environment Variables

To set up environment variables for your project, follow these steps:

1. Create .env File:

   • Create a .env file in the root directory of your project.

2. Add Environment Variables:

   • Open the .env file and add the following environment variables:

   PORT=8000
   CORS_ORIGIN=*
   MONGODB_URL= 
   ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=qbMd9AA6eFd6TVFdYSzD661LpwOg1lUyjisdUcEQwvSh2zRI13tbQTmuySDQ5HdKtmVe71GAAlo24PJCFsfwFm547wgQabdaBFQJA55OR
   ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRY=10d
   REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET=2yhzUg1CWsLdPUr6LwWpLdRDIeAi2vfr9ZDFrSclCWFMji5IQhaz1QlXlPS6caPmbywfwZIBesT5QZMtE8r8tor4RqqqoEQgU0CgRIVfrexA9gfaJp1gMc
   REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY=10d
   CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=
   CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=
   CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=
   

3. Explanation:

   • PORT: Specifies the port on which your server will run.
   • CORS_ORIGIN: Sets the allowed origin for CORS requests.
   • MONGODB_URL: Specifies the MongoDB URI for connecting to your database.
   • ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET: Secret key for signing JWT access tokens.
   • ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRY: Expiry duration for JWT access tokens.
   • REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET: Secret key for signing JWT refresh tokens.
   • REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY: Expiry duration for JWT refresh tokens.
   • CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME, CLOUDINARY_API_KEY, CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET: Credentials for accessing the Cloudinary service.

4. Save Changes:

   • Save the .env file after adding the environment variables.

These environment variables will be used by your application to configure settings such as server port, database connection, JWT authentication, and Cloudinary integration.

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Feel free to customize the explanations and details according to your project's specific requirements. 4. Start the server:

npm run dev

5. The server will be running on http://localhost:8000.

Available Endpoints

Users

• /api/v1/users: User management endpoints for registration, login, profile update, etc.

Video Upload

• /api/v1/video: Endpoints for uploading videos.

Subscriptions

• /api/v1/subscription: Endpoints for managing user subscriptions.

Playlists

• /api/v1/playlist: Endpoints for managing user playlists.

Comments

• /api/v1/comments: Endpoints for managing video comments.

Tweets

• /api/v1/tweets: Endpoints for managing tweets.

Likes

• /api/v1/like: Endpoints for managing likes on videos.

Dependencies

• bcrypt: Password hashing library.
• cloudinary: Cloud storage for video uploads.
• cookie-parser: Parse cookies in request headers.
• cors: Enable Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS).
• dotenv: Load environment variables from .env file.
• express: Web framework for Node.js.
• jsonwebtoken: Generate and verify JWT tokens for user authentication.
• mongoose: MongoDB object modeling tool.
• mongoose-aggregate-paginate-v2: Pagination support for MongoDB aggregate queries.
• multer: Handle multipart/form-data for file uploads.
• nodemon: Monitor changes in the source code and automatically restart the server.

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