Employee Management System - Backend API

A Node.js/Express backend API for the Employee Management System with MongoDB integration.

Features

• 🔐 User Authentication (Register/Login)
• 👥 User Management
• 👷 Employee CRUD Operations
• 🔒 Role-based Access Control (Admin/User)
• 🗄️ MongoDB Database Integration
• 🌐 CORS Support

API Endpoints

Authentication

• POST /api/auth/register - Register new user
• POST /api/auth/login - User login
• GET /api/auth/users - Get all users (Admin only)

Employees

• GET /api/employees - Get all employees
• GET /api/employees/:id - Get single employee
• POST /api/employees - Create new employee
• PUT /api/employees/:id - Update employee
• DELETE /api/employees/:id - Delete employee

Health Check

• GET /api/health - Server health check

Environment Variables

Create a .env file with the following variables:

MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
PORT=3000
NODE_ENV=production
CORS_ORIGIN=https://your-frontend-domain.vercel.app

Deployment

This project is configured for Vercel deployment.

Deploy to Vercel

1. Install Vercel CLI:

   npm i -g vercel

2. Login to Vercel:

   vercel login

3. Deploy:

   vercel

4. Set environment variables in Vercel dashboard:

   • MONGODB_URI
   • CORS_ORIGIN

Local Development

1. Install dependencies:

   npm install

2. Set up environment variables:

   cp env.example .env
   # Edit .env with your values

3. Start the server:

   npm start

Tech Stack

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• Mongoose
• bcryptjs
• CORS