DevBoard Backend

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• NPM

Installation

1. Clone the repo

git clone /~https://github.com/devboardorg/devboard-backend.git

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following variables

BACKEND_HOST_URL="http://localhost:8000"
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET="add you own secret"
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY="add you own key"
CLOUDINARY_COLUD_NAME="add you own cloudinary name"
REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY="10d"
REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET="generate your self"
ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRY="1d"
ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET="generate your self"
PORT="8000"
MONGODB_URI="use your own mongodb uri"
DATABASE_PASSWORD="your own password"
DATABASE_USERNAME="databse username"

4. Run the server

npm run dev

5. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch for your feature or bug fix
3. Make your changes and commit them with clear and descriptive commit messages
4. Push your changes to your forked repository
5. Create a pull request to the main repository

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details