MERN Task Manager

A task management system built using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js).
The system includes authentication, authorization, and role-based task management for users and admins.

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🚀 Features

✅ Authentication

• User registration & login
• Password hashing using bcrypt
• JWT-based authentication
• Role support: user, admin

✅ Task Management

• Create, edit, delete tasks
• Task fields:
  • title
  • description
  • status (pending, in-progress, completed)
  • createdBy
  • createdAt
• Users can view/manage only their tasks
• Admins can view/delete all tasks

✅ Frontend (React + Vite + TS)

• Register, Login pages
• Dashboard for users & admins
• Create/Edit task pages
• Protected routes
• JWT in localStorage
• Axios for API calls
• Tailwind CSS UI

✅ Backend (Node + Express)

• Auth routes (register/login)
• Task routes with role-based permissions
• Mongoose models
• JOI validation (bonus)
• Middleware-based protection

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📁 Project Structure

backend/ frontend/ README.md

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🛠️ Setup Instructions

1️⃣ Backend Setup

cd backend npm install npm run dev

2️⃣ Frontend Setup

cd frontend npm install npm run dev

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🔐 Environment Variables

Create a .env file in backend/:

MONGO_URI=your_mongo_url JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key PORT=5000

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📡 API Endpoints

Auth Routes

POST /api/register POST /api/login

Task Routes

POST /api/tasks GET /api/tasks GET /api/tasks/:id PUT /api/tasks/:id DELETE /api/tasks/:id

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📝 Notes

• Admins have full access to all tasks.
• Users can only access tasks they created.
• JWT must be included in headers for protected routes.

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📦 Requirements

• Node.js
• MongoDB
• npm

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📜 License

This project is for educational and assignment purposes.