MERN BACKEND

Table of Contents

• Project Overview
• Features
• Technologies Used
• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
  • Running the Application
• Usage
• Contributing
• License

Project Overview

Provide a brief overview of your project. What does it do? Why was it created?

Features

List the key features or functionalities of your backend application.

• Feature 1
• Feature 2
• ...

Technologies Used

Specify the main technologies and frameworks used in your project.

• MongoDB
• Express.js
• Node.js
• Other libraries or tools (e.g., Mongoose for MongoDB ORM)

Getting Started

Instructions for setting up and running your project locally.

Prerequisites

List any software or tools that need to be installed before starting.

• Node.js & npm or Yarn
• MongoDB (if needed)
• ...

Installation

Step-by-step instructions on how to get a development environment set up.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/your-project.git
   cd your-project

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   # or
   yarn install

3. Set up environment variables:

   Create a .env file in the root directory with the following variables:

   PORT=5000
   MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/your-database-name
   JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key
   

   Modify MONGO_URI and JWT_SECRET as per your configuration needs.

Running the Application

Instructions on how to run the backend application.

node server.js

By default, the server will run on http://localhost:5000.

Usage

Provide examples or instructions on how to use your backend APIs.