CourseAppBackend

A backend-focused course marketplace app with basic CRUD operations from both user and admin perspectives. Built with Express, Mongoose, JWT, and dotenv.

Tech Stack

• Express
• MongoDB / Mongoose
• JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
• dotenv

Setup Instructions

1. Clone this repository to your local machine.
2. Open the folder in your code editor and run:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file in the root directory with the following:

   • MONGODB_CONNECTION_STRING=your_mongodb_connection_string
   • ADMIN_JWT_PASSKEY=your_admin_jwt_secret
   • USER_JWT_PASSKEY=your_user_jwt_secret

4. Start the server:

   node script.js

5. Test the routes using Postman, Insomnia, or Thunder Client.

Features

• User and admin signup/signin
• Admins can create, update courses & delete courses.
• Users can purchase courses (no payment gateway yet — purchases are free)
• Users can view their purchased courses

API Endpoints

User Routes

Method	Route	Description
POST	/shricourse/v1/user/signup	Register a new user
POST	/shricourse/v1/user/signin	Login and receive a JWT
GET	/shricourse/v1/user/mycourse	View purchased courses (auth required)
POST	/shricourse/v1/user/purchase	Purchase a course (auth required)

Admin Routes

Method	Route	Description
POST	/shricourse/v1/admin/signup	Register a new admin
POST	/shricourse/v1/admin/signin	Login and receive a JWT
POST	/shricourse/v1/admin/createcourse	Create a new course (auth required)
PUT	/shricourse/v1/admin/editcourse	Update an existing course (auth required)
DELETE	/shricourse/v1/admin/deletecourse	Delete an existing course (auth required)

ToDo more

• Payment gateway integration
• Input validation using brcrypt & zod.