Mainstack Backend Assessment Test

Node.js Store Application

This is a simple Node.js store application that allows users to register, login, and create products. It uses MongoDB for data storage and JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for authentication.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following installed on your machine:

• Node.js
• MongoDB
• npm or yarn

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/jedstroke/mainstack-backend.git .
   cd nodejs-store
   npm install

2. Set up environment variables:

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

    PORT=<YOUR PORT>
    MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/store
    JWT_SECRET=lookhomewardsangle

3. Run the application:

   npm run dev

   The server will start at http://localhost:<YOUR_PORT>.

4. Import the API collection into Postman from the __api__ dir see how requests are made.

5. Or pull my Docker image

   docker run -d -p 3000:3000 -e MONGODB_URI="mongodb+srv://<username>:%<password>@<username>.9solltw.mongodb.net/store?retryWrites=true&w=majority" -e JWT_SECRET="lookhomewardangle" jedshock/mainstack-play-store:latest

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Fork the repository and submit a pull request with your changes.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.