My first REST API

My first REST API built with Node.js and Express using MongoDB to provide my projects via Rest API on my personal portfolio. Additionally, I'm using JWT to authenticate the user.


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About The Project

Made my first REST API to provide my projects as well as making new admins on backend of my portfolio project which you can find it here. Supports all CRUD operations for both routes (projects and users).

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Built With

• Node.js
• Expressjs
• MongoDB
• JWT

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Getting Started

To get a local copy up and running follow these simple example steps.

Prerequisites

You will need npm.

• npm

  npm install npm@latest -g

Installation

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/eliac7/projects-rest-api.git

2. Install NPM packages

   npm install

3. Enter API tokens in .env

     DATABASE_URL = MONGODB_URL
    JWT_SECRET_KEY = YOUR_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY_FOR_JWT
    JWT_REFRESH_SECRET_KEY = YOUR_REFRESH_SECRET_KEY_FOR_JWT
   
   

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License

Distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See LICENSE.txt for more information.

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Contact

Ilias Thalassochoritis - @ilias_thal - elias_thal[at]hotmail.com

Project Link: https://github.com/eliac7/portfolio-in-react

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