Backtcrypto - Backend for TCrypto Game

The backend for TCrypto provides APIs to manage cryptocurrencies, events, and the leaderboard. It handles real-time updates for crypto prices and market events.

Features

• Cryptocurrency Management: Fetch and update cryptocurrency data, including price history and volatility.
• Leaderboard: Manage player scores and rankings.
• Market Events: Simulate random events that affect market conditions.
• Database Integration: Uses MongoDB for storing data.
• RESTful API: Provides endpoints for frontend interaction.

Installation

1. Clone the repository.
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Set up the .env file with the following variables:

   ATLAS_URI=<your_mongodb_connection_string>
   

Scripts

npm run server

Starts the backend server on http://localhost:5000.

Change 'localhost' by your IP address in the server.js file.

API Endpoints

• GET /api/users: Fetch leaderboard data.
• POST /api/users: Add or update a user score.
• GET /api/currencies: Fetch cryptocurrency data.
• GET /api/price-history: Fetch price history for cryptocurrencies.
• GET /api/events: Fetch random market events.

Technologies Used

• Node.js: Backend runtime.
• Express.js: Web framework.
• MongoDB: Database for storing data.
• dotenv: Environment variable management.

Deployment

Ensure the MongoDB connection string is correctly set in the .env file before deploying.

Origin

Based on an old repository