My Personal Portfolio Server

Overview

This is the backend server for my personal portfolio, built using Node.js and Express.js. It provides API endpoints for handling authentication, managing blog posts and projects, and facilitating secure communication between the frontend and backend.

Features

• Authentication with Google & GitHub OAuth (NextAuth.js)
• CRUD Operations for Blogs and Projects
• User Authorization & Session Management
• JWT-Based Authentication & Refresh Tokens
• Password Encryption with Bcrypt
• RESTful API for Frontend Integration
• Middleware for Security & Error Handling

Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Authentication: Jsonwebtoken
• Database: MongoDB, Mongoose
• Deployment: Vercel

Live Server Link

• Server: my-portfolio-server-alpha-ruby.vercel.app

• Client: my-portfolio-client-seven.vercel.app

Project Structure

📦 my-portfolio-server
├── 📂 src
├── ├── 📂 app
│   ├── ├── 📂 builder      # Query logic
│   ├── ├── 📂 config       # Configuration settings for authentication, database, etc.
│   ├── ├── 📂 errors       # Error Handling
│   ├── ├── 📂 interface    # TypeScript interfaces & types
│   ├── ├── 📂 middlewares  # Authentication and security middleware
│   ├── ├── 📂 modules      # Core application modules
│   ├── ├── 📂 routes       # API endpoints for authentication, blogs, and projects
│   ├── ├── 📂 utils        # Helper functions
│   ├── app.ts
│   ├── server.ts
├── .env  # Environment variables

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/thesanchitadevi/my-portfolio-server.git

2. Navigate into the project directory:

   cd my-portfolio-server

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install  # or yarn install

4. Set up environment variables in a .env file:

   NODE_ENV=development
   PORT=5000
   DATABASE_URL=mongodb+srv://your-database-url
   BYCRYPT_SALT=10
   DEFAULT_PASS=#admin1234
   JWT_ACCESS_SECRET=your_access_secret
   JWT_REFRESH_SECRET=your_refresh_secret
   JWT_ACCESS_EXPIRES_IN=7d
   JWT_REFRESH_EXPIRES_IN=10d
   RESET_PASSWORD_URL_LINK=http://localhost:3000

5. Start the server:

   npm run dev  # or yarn dev

6. The server should be running at http://localhost:5000

API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/api/blogs	Fetch all blog posts
POST	/api/blogs	Create a new blog post
PUT	/api/blogs/:id	Update an existing blog post
DELETE	/api/blogs/:id	Delete a blog post
GET	/api/projects	Fetch all projects
POST	/api/projects	Create a new project
PUT	/api/projects/:id	Update an existing project
DELETE	/api/projects/:id	Delete a project
POST	/api/message	Create a new meesage
GET	/api/message	Fetch all meesages

Usage

• Ensure the server is running before making API requests.
• The frontend interacts with these API endpoints to display and manage content.

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