Taskify REST API

This is the backend API for the Taskify project, a task management application. The API allows users to create, read, update, and delete tasks while handling authentication.

Important

Ensure you have the latest versions of Node.js and Git installed before proceeding.

Features

• User authentication (Sign Up, Sign In)
• CRUD operations for tasks (Create, Read, Update, Delete)
• Secure endpoints using JWT authentication
• MongoDB database for storing users and tasks

Tech Stack

• Node.js + Express.js
• Mongoose for storing user and task data
• JWT for authentication and secure access control
• bcrypt.js for password hashing and securely storing passwords
• Dotenv for managing environment variables securely

Installation & Setup

Important

Ensure you've created an account on MongoDB before proceeding.

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/artyomagadzhanyan421/rest-api-taskify.git
cd rest-api-taskify

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. MongoDB Atlas (cloud database)

• Create a free account at MongoDB Atlas
• Create a new cluster and database
• Add users and tasks collections in your database
• Get your connection string (formatted as mongodb+srv://<username>:<db_password>@<clustername>.gdbya.mongodb.net/<dbname>).
• Replace <username>, <password>, <clustername> and <dbname> with your actual details
• Add this connection string as MONGO_URI and JWT_SECRET in your created .env file

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

4. Generate an App Password

• Go to your Google Account settings
• Click on Security from the sidebar
• Enable 2-Step Verification if it's not already enabled
• In your search tab select App Passwords
• Create a new app and copy your generated password
• Add new variales in your .env file

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
EMAIL_USER=your-email@gmail.com
EMAIL_PASS=your-generated-app-password

5. Start your server

npx nodemon index.js