https://github.com/marcus-wilkes/youtube_clone_backend.github.io
youtube_clone is a YouTube clone built using Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB. It features full video CRUD operations, secure JWT-based authentication, video uploads, channel subscriptions, and a range of user settings. You can check the screenshots of how the projects actually looks in live mode
https://github.com/marcus-wilkes/youtube_clone_backend.github.io
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youtube_clone is a YouTube clone built using Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB. It features full video CRUD operations, secure JWT-based authentication, video uploads, channel subscriptions, and a range of user settings. You can check the screenshots of how the projects actually looks in live mode
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/marcus-wilkes/youtube_clone_backend.github.io
- Owner: marcus-wilkes
- Created: 2024-09-16T19:21:07.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-09-16T21:39:47.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-02-10T23:51:16.339Z (over 1 year ago)
- Topics: css3, expressjs, html5, javascript, jwt, mongodb, nodejs, vuejs
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 1.21 MB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# YoutTube_Clone_Backend Project
#### You can check the screenshots folder to see how this project in live mode looks.
### Technologies Used
- **Node.js**: Runtime environment for the backend server.
- **Express.js**: Web application framework for Node.js.
- **MongoDB**: NoSQL database for data storage.
- **Mongoose**: ODM library for MongoDB and Node.js.
- **bcryptjs**: Library for hashing passwords.
- **jsonwebtoken**: Library for handling JSON Web Tokens (JWT).
- **nodemailer**: Module for sending emails.
- **dotenv**: Module for loading environment variables.
- **express-fileupload**: Middleware for handling file uploads.
- **express-mongo-sanitize**: Middleware for sanitizing MongoDB queries.
- **express-rate-limit**: Middleware for rate limiting API requests.
- **helmet**: Middleware for setting security headers.
- **xss-clean**: Middleware for sanitizing user input to prevent XSS attacks.
- **colors**: Library for adding color to console output.
- **cookie-parser**: Middleware for parsing cookies.
- **hpp**: Middleware for protecting against HTTP Parameter Pollution.
- **morgan**: HTTP request logger middleware for Node.js.
## Frontend Repository
You can visit to its frontend part [here](https://github.com/markus-wilkes/youtube_clone_frontend.github.io)
## Features
> CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete)
- Authentication with JWT (Reset Password with email)
- Login (User/Admin)
- Register
- Forgot Password
- Pagination and search where necessary
- API Security (NoSQL Injections, XSS Attacks, HTTP parameter pollution, etc.)
- Video (CRUD)
- Upload video
- Upload video thumbnail
- Watch video
- Increase views
- Like and dislike video
- Download video
- Comment & reply for video
- Update video details
- Delete video
- Subscribe to a channel
- View liked videos
- Trending
- Subscriptions
- History (CRUD)
- Watch history
- Search history
- Settings
- Modify channel name and email
- Change password
- Upload channel avatar
## Database Model
Though the diagram uses sql data type, this diagram is to show you the various collections in the mongo database.
## Requirement
- NodeJS
- MongoDB
## Configuration File
Rename the config/.env.example to .env, then modify to your environment variables, mongodb uri, set your JWT_SECRET and SMTP variables
```ENV
NODE_ENV=development
PORT=3001
MONGO_URI=YOUR_URL
JWT_SECRET=YOUR_SECRET
JWT_EXPIRE=30d
JWT_COOKIE_EXPIRE=30
FILE_UPLOAD_PATH = ./public/uploads
MAX_FILE_UPLOAD = 1000000
SMTP_HOST=smtp.mailtrap.io
SMTP_PORT=2525
SMTP_EMAIL=
SMTP_PASSWORD=
FROM_EMAIL=noreply@quizapp.com
FROM_NAME=QuizzApp
```
Email testing: use mailtrap for email testing, it's easy no stress.
## Installation
Install all npm dependecies
```console
npm install
```
Install nodemon globally
```console
npm install -g nodemon
```
### Note
Make sure you run the seeder to get categories in your database or Create a user with the role admin, then add category with the category endpoint.
Run database seeder
- Seeder folder is \_data/
- Edit the seeder file if you want to
```console
node seeder -i
```
Delete all data
```console
node seeder -d
```
## Start web server
```console
node run dev
```
## Website Screenshots
### Login
### Registration
### Home Page
### Watch Page
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License
## Developed by Marcus Wilkes