🚀 Project Name - Backend Server

A secure and scalable backend API built with Node.js, MongoDB, JWT, Firebase Authentication, and CORS for a modern social article platform.

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✨ Features

• 🔐 User authentication with Firebase and JWT token verification
• 🛡️ Secure RESTful API with protected routes
• 🌐 CORS enabled for frontend-backend communication
• 💾 MongoDB database for storing users, articles,
• 🔗 Integration with Firebase Auth for seamless login/signup
• ⚙️ Environment-based configuration for security and flexibility

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Node.js - Server runtime environment
• Express.js - Web framework for building APIs
• MongoDB - NoSQL database
• JWT (jsonwebtoken) - JSON Web Tokens for user session and authorization
• Firebase Admin SDK - To verify Firebase ID tokens and manage users
• CORS - Cross-Origin Resource Sharing for frontend integration
• dotenv - Environment variables management

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🚀 Getting Started

📋 Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or above recommended)
• MongoDB (Atlas or local)
• Firebase project with service account credentials
• npm or yarn

⚙️ Installation

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/your-repo.git
   cd your-repo