User Management Dashboard - Backend

This is the backend repository for the User Management Dashboard, built using Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and other technologies.

Tech Stack

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime for server-side development.
• Express.js: Web application framework for Node.js.
• MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing user information.
• bcryptjs: Library for hashing passwords securely.
• Cors: Middleware for enabling Cross-Origin Resource Sharing.
• Nodemon: Development dependency for automatically restarting the server.
• dotenv: Zero-dependency module to load environment variables.

Project Structure

The backend project follows a simple structure:

• server.js: Entry point for the Express application.

• routes: Contains route handlers for different endpoints.

  • adminRoutes.js: Handles Admin-related API routes.
  • userRoutes.js: Handles User-related API routes.

• controllers: Logic for handling business operations.

  • adminControllers.js: Functions for Admin-related operations.
  • userControllers.js: Functions for User-related operations.

• models: Defines Mongoose models for interacting with the MongoDB database.

  • AdminModel.js: Model for Admin data.
  • UserModel.js: Model for User data.

• config: Configuration files, including database connection setup.

API Endpoints

Users

• POST /api/users/create: Create a new user.
• GET /api/users/all: Get all users.

Admins

• POST /api/admin/createadmin: Create a new admin.
• GET /api/admin/getadmins: Get all admins.

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository_url>
   cd backend
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Set up environment variables: Create a .env file with the following content:

   PORT=5000
   DATABASE_URL=<your_mongodb_uri>
   

4. Run the server :

   npm start