Twitter Clone Backend

This is the backend part of the Twitter clone project built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• MongoDB Atlas account

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ineff3/twitter-backend.git
   cd twitter-backend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Set up environment variables:

• Copy the .env.example file to .env:

  cp .env.example .env
  

• Fill in your MongoDB connection string and other secrets in the .env file:

  DB_CONNECTION_STRING='mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@<cluster>/<dbname>?retryWrites=true&w=majority'
  ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET='your_access_token_secret'
  REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET='your_refresh_token_secret'
  PORT='3000'
  CORS_ORIGIN='http://localhost:5173'

  DB_CONNECTION_STRING: Your MongoDB connection string. ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET: Secret key for generating access tokens. REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET: Secret key for generating refresh tokens. PORT: Port number for the server (default is 3000). CORS_ORIGIN: The origin URL for CORS (your frontend parat URL).

4. Start the server:

   node server
   

Environment Variables

Make sure to set up the following environment variables in your .env file:

• DB_CONNECTION_STRING: Your MongoDB connection string.
• ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET: Secret key for generating access tokens.
• REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET: Secret key for generating refresh tokens.
• PORT: Port number for the server (default is 3000).
• CORS_ORIGIN: The origin URL for CORS (your frontend's URL).