K-HistoArts-Server.

A Node.js backend server built with Express.js, designed to handle server-side logic, authentication, and database operations using MongoDB.

server: https://historical-artifacts-tracher-server.vercel.app

🗂️ Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Installation
• Usage
• Features
• Dependencies
• Configuration
• Troubleshooting
• Contributors
• License

📘 Introduction

k-histoarts-server is a backend service likely supporting a web or mobile application, handling requests, parsing cookies, managing authentication tokens, and interfacing with a MongoDB database. It's structured around the popular Express.js framework.

⚙️ Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/kamrul2006/k-histoarts-server.git
   cd k-histoarts-server

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Create a .env file (see Configuration for details)

🚀 Usage

Start the server:

npm start

This runs node index.js which starts the Express server.

🌟 Features

• Express-based REST API
• MongoDB integration
• Cookie parsing for session management
• JWT-based authentication
• Environment variable support using dotenv
• CORS enabled for cross-origin requests

📦 Dependencies

• express
• mongodb
• dotenv
• cookie-parser
• jsonwebtoken
• cors

Install them with:

npm install

🔧 Configuration

Create a .env file in the root directory to store sensitive environment variables. Example:

PORT=3000
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key

🧪 Troubleshooting

If the server doesn't start:

• Make sure all required environment variables are defined in .env.
• Ensure MongoDB is running and accessible via the connection string.
• Check Node.js and npm versions are compatible.

👥 Contributors

• Kamrul Islam Apurba.
• kamrulislamapurba@gmail.com

Want to contribute? Feel free to open a pull request!

Thank You 🌹