Node Revision 📦

A full-stack CRUD application built to learn and practice Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB — with a React + Vite frontend styled using Tailwind CSS.

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Tech Stack

Backend

• Node.js + Express.js (v5)
• MongoDB + Mongoose
• bcrypt (password hashing)
• dotenv, cors, nodemon

Frontend

• React 18 + Vite
• Tailwind CSS
• Axios
• React Router DOM

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Features

• User registration with hashed passwords
• User login / logout
• Protected routes (localStorage-based session)
• Create, Read, Update, Delete posts
• User profile page

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Project Structure

Node_Revision/
├── backend/
│   └── src/
│       ├── config/
│       │   └── database.js
│       ├── controllers/
│       │   ├── user_controller.js
│       │   └── post_controller.js
│       ├── models/
│       │   ├── user_model.js
│       │   └── post_model.js
│       ├── routes/
│       │   ├── user_route.js
│       │   └── post_route.js
│       ├── app.js
│       └── index.js
├── frontend/
│   └── src/
│       ├── api/
│       │   └── axios.js
│       ├── components/
│       │   ├── Navbar.jsx
│       │   └── PostCard.jsx
│       ├── context/
│       │   └── AuthContext.jsx
│       ├── pages/
│       │   ├── Register.jsx
│       │   ├── Login.jsx
│       │   ├── Posts.jsx
│       │   └── Profile.jsx
│       ├── App.jsx
│       └── main.jsx
├── package.json
└── README.md

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js v18+
• MongoDB (local or Atlas)
• npm or bun

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/morningstar004/Node_Revision.git
cd Node_Revision

2. Set up the backend

Create a .env file inside backend/:

PORT=4050
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string

Install dependencies and start the backend:

npm install
npm run dev

The backend will run at http://localhost:4050

3. Set up the frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

The frontend will run at http://localhost:5173

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API Reference

Base URL: http://localhost:4050/api/v1

Users

Method	Endpoint	Description	Body
POST	/users/register	Register a new user	{ username, email, password }
POST	/users/login	Login a user	{ email, password }
POST	/users/logout	Logout a user	{ email }

Posts

Method	Endpoint	Description	Body
GET	/posts	Get all posts	—
POST	/posts/create	Create a new post	{ name, description, age }
PATCH	/posts/update/:id	Update a post	{ name, description, age }
DELETE	/posts/delete/:id	Delete a post	—

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Notes

• Passwords are hashed using bcrypt before being stored in MongoDB.
• Authentication is session-less — the logged-in user object is stored in localStorage.
• There is no JWT implementation; this project is intended for learning core backend concepts.

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Author

Pranjal — @morningstar004

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License

ISC