Project Camp Backend

A RESTful backend for Project Camp, built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB. It provides secure authentication, project management, task management, role-based access control, and email-based account workflows.

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Features

• JWT Authentication (Access & Refresh Tokens)
• Email Verification
• Forgot & Reset Password
• Project CRUD Operations
• Task & Subtask Management
• Notes Management
• Role-Based Project Member Management
• Request Validation
• Cookie-Based Authentication
• Centralized Error Handling

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Tech Stack

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB + Mongoose
• JWT
• Nodemailer
• Multer
• Express Validator

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Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18+ recommended)
• MongoDB (Local or Atlas)
• npm

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Installation

Clone the repository and install dependencies:

git clone <repository-url>
cd project_camp
npm install

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Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the project root.

API_KEY =
PORT=8000

CORS_ORIGIN = *

MONGO_URL=<your_mongodb_connection_string>

ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=<your_access_secret>
ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRY = '12h'

REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET=<your_refresh_secret>
REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY = '2d'

SERVER_URL=http://localhost:8000

FORGOT_PASSWORD_REDIRECT_URL = http://localhost:8000/forgot-password

MAILTRAP_SMTP_HOST=
MAILTRAP_SMTP_PORT=
MAILTRAP_SMTP_USER=
MAILTRAP_SMTP_PASS=

SERVER_URL = ""

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Running the Application

Start the development server:

npm run dev

Start the production server:

npm start

The server will be available at:

http://localhost:8000

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Project Structure

src/
├── controllers/
├── middlewares/
├── models/
├── routes/
├── utils/
├── db/
├── constants/
└── index.js

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API Modules

Authentication

• Register
• Login
• Logout
• Refresh Access Token
• Verify Email
• Resend Verification Email
• Forgot Password
• Reset Password
• Get Current User

Projects

• Create Project
• Get Projects
• Update Project
• Delete Project
• Manage Project Members
• Update Member Roles

Tasks

• Create Task
• Update Task
• Delete Task
• Manage Subtasks

Notes

• Create, Update, Delete Notes

Health Check

• Verify server status

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Available Scripts

npm install      # Install dependencies

npm run dev      # Start development server using Nodemon

npm start        # Start production server

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Authentication

Protected routes require a valid JWT Access Token. Authentication tokens are issued during login and managed using HTTP cookies.

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