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https://github.com/m-ahmedk/jobs-api-heroku
Simple Node.js application that provides a user friendly system for job management. It includes JWT authentication and is backed by MongoDB database. Once authenticated, users can create, update, retrieve, and delete jobs.
https://github.com/m-ahmedk/jobs-api-heroku
express-js heroku heroku-deployment jwt mongodb mongoose nodejs swagger swagger-ui
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Simple Node.js application that provides a user friendly system for job management. It includes JWT authentication and is backed by MongoDB database. Once authenticated, users can create, update, retrieve, and delete jobs.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/m-ahmedk/jobs-api-heroku
- Owner: m-ahmedk
- License: mit
- Created: 2023-04-03T20:59:36.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2023-04-08T10:47:13.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-11-07T18:18:57.709Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: express-js, heroku, heroku-deployment, jwt, mongodb, mongoose, nodejs, swagger, swagger-ui
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 103 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Job Board API
This project is a simple Node.js application that provides a user friendly system for job management. It includes JWT authentication and is backed by MongoDB database. Once authenticated, users can create, update, retrieve, and delete jobs.
## Features
- JWT authentication for secure user login
- MongoDB database for storing job data
- Create, update, retrieve, and delete job functionality
- Hosted on Heroku for easy deployment and scalability
## Prerequisites
- Node.js and npm installed
- MongoDB Atlas account and cluster created
- Heroku account (is paid now)
## Installation
1. Clone this repository.
2. Run _npm install_ to install the project's dependencies.
3. Create a _.env_ file in the root of the project and add the following variables:
```
MONGO_URI=
JWT_SECRET=
JWT_EXPIRY=
PORT=
```
4. Start the development server using Nodemon.
```
npm run dev
```
## Deployment
This application is ready to be deployed to Heroku. To do so, you will need to set up a MongoDB instance and a Heroku account. Then, follow these steps:
1. Create a new heroku app
```
heroku create jobs-api
```
2. Set environment variables as per above
3. Push code to Heroku
```
git push heroku main
```
4. Open the app
```
heroku open
```
## License
This project is licensed under the [](https://github.com/m-ahmedk/jobs-api-heroku/blob/main/LICENSE).