MyBlog_Backend

RESTful API backend for my blog platform

Frontend Repository: BlogAdmin

📋 Overview

MyBlog_Backend is an Express.js API that powers a blog platform. It provides endpoints for authentication, content management, comment functionality, and administrative tasks.

🚀 Features

• Authentication System - Secure user authentication with Passport.js
• Content Management - Full CRUD operations for blog posts
• Comment System - Support for user comments on blog content
• Admin Dashboard API - Endpoints for administrative functions
• CORS Support - Configured security for frontend applications

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Node.js - JavaScript runtime
• Express - Web application framework
• Passport.js - Authentication middleware
• PostgreSQL - Database
• dotenv - Environment variable management
• CORS - Cross-Origin Resource Sharing support

📦 Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14.x or higher)
• npm or yarn
• MongoDB (local instance or Atlas)

Setup

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Giolii/MyBlog_Backend.git
cd MyBlog_Backend

2. Install dependencies

npm install
# or
yarn install

3. Set up environment variables

# Create a .env file in the root directory
touch .env

Add the required environment variables:

DATABASE_URL="postgresql://gi:Postpsw@localhost:5432/test_db"
SESSION_SECRET
ACCESS_KEY_ID
SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
PORT

SUPABASE_URL
SUPABASE_KEY
SUPABASE_SERVICE_KEY
JWT_SECRET

4. Start the development server

npm run dev
# or
yarn dev

5. The API will be available at http://localhost:8080

🔌 API Endpoints

Authentication

• POST /auth/register - Register a new user
• POST /auth/login - Log in a user
• GET /auth/profile - Get user profile (protected)

Posts

• GET /posts - Get all blog posts
• GET /posts/:id - Get a specific post
• POST /posts - Create a new post (protected)
• PUT /posts/:id - Update a post (protected)
• DELETE /posts/:id - Delete a post (protected)

Comments

• GET /comments/post/:postId - Get comments for a post
• POST /comments - Add a comment (protected)
• PUT /comments/:id - Update a comment (protected)
• DELETE /comments/:id - Delete a comment (protected)

Admin

• GET /admin/dashboard - Get admin dashboard data (protected)
• GET /admin/users - Get all users (protected/admin)
• PUT /admin/users/:id - Update user roles (protected/admin)

🔒 Authentication

This API uses Passport.js with JWT strategy for authentication. Protected routes require a valid JWT token in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer <token>

🔄 CORS Configuration

The API is configured to accept requests from the following origins:

• Your primary frontend URL (from VITE_FRONTEND_URL)
• Your secondary frontend URL (from VITE_FRONTEND_URL2)

🚀 Deployment

Preparing for production

# Set NODE_ENV to production in your .env file
NODE_ENV=production

Deployment platforms

The API can be deployed on various platforms including:

• Heroku
• Digital Ocean
• AWS (EC2, Elastic Beanstalk)
• Railway
• Render

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Thank you!