Webie (Node Blog)

A simple blog application built using Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.

Features

• User authentication and authorization using JSON Web Tokens (JWT).
• Password Reset using One-time password reset link sent via email.
• CRUD operations for blog posts.
• User likes on blog posts.
• Image upload and storage using Cloudinary.

Prerequisites

• Node.js and npm (node package manager)
• MongoDB
• Cloudinary account (for image storage)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

https://github.com/ad1tyaSharma/nodeBlog

1. Install the dependencies:

npm install

1. Create a .env file in the root of the project and add the following environment variables:

MONGO_URI='MongoDB Url'
SESSION_SECRET = 'session secret'
PORT= 'Port number of server'
JWT_SECRET = 'JWT secret'
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY='Your cloudinary API key'
CLOUDINARY_NAME='Your cloudinary cloud's name'
CLOUDINARY_PRESET='Your cloudinary preset'
HOST = 'domain of server'
SIB_KEY = 'Your SendinBlue API key'

1. Start the server:

npm start

The application will be running on http://localhost:3000

API Endpoints

The following endpoints are available for the blog application:

Users

• POST /users/forgot-password : Get One-time reset link via email
• POST /users/reset-password/:id : Reset password
• POST /users/register : Register User
• POST /users/login : Log in User
• GET /users/:id : Get User detail
• POST /users/:id/editUser : Edit User

Posts

• GET /posts/:id : Get post
• POST /posts/:id/editPost : Edit post
• POST /posts/createPost : Create post
• POST /posts/deletePost : Delete post
• POST /posts/:id/like : Like post
• POST /posts/:id/unlike : Unlike post

Sample User

Email: [email protected] Password: 123456

Built With

• Node.js - JavaScript runtime
• Express - Web framework for Node.js
• MongoDB - NoSQL database
• Cloudinary - Cloud-based image and video management service
• JWT - JSON Web Tokens for user authentication and authorization