Questionify

Questionify is a web application where users can sign up, sign in, post questions, view other users' questions, and comment on them. The application is built using Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB, with EJS as the templating engine and JWT for authentication.

Features

• User registration and authentication using JWT
• Secure login and logout functionality
• Ability to post questions
• View all questions posted by users
• Comment on questions

Tech Stack

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• Mongoose
• EJS (Embedded JavaScript templates)
• JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
• Multer (for file uploads)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/questionify.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd questionify

3. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

4. Set up environment variables: Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following environment variables:

   PORT=3000
   MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_uri
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

5. Start the server:

   npm start

6. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000.

Routes

Authentication

• POST /signup - Register a new user
• POST /signin - Sign in an existing user
• GET /logout - Log out the current user

Questions

• GET /questions - View all questions
• POST /questions - Post a new question (authenticated users only)
• GET /questions/:id - View a specific question
• POST /questions/:id/comments - Comment on a specific question (authenticated users only)

Folder Structure