Backend Development Project

Overview

This project is a Node.js and Express backend application developed as part of the backend development syllabus.

Features

• Express.js server
• SQLite database
• User registration
• User login
• Password hashing with bcryptjs
• JWT authentication
• Protected API routes
• Request logging
• Environment variables using dotenv

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express.js
• SQLite3
• bcryptjs
• jsonwebtoken
• dotenv

Installation

1. Clone the repository.
2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Create a .env file:

PORT=3000
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key

4. Run the migration:

node src/migrations/migrate.js

5. Start the server:

node app.js

API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/	Home
GET	/about	About
GET	/contact	Contact
GET	/health	Health Check
POST	/api/auth/register	Register User
POST	/api/auth/login	Login User
GET	/api/auth/profile	Protected Profile

Authentication

Protected endpoints require an Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer <JWT_TOKEN>

Author

Akshay