YouTube Backend

This repository contains the backend code for a YouTube-like application, built using Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB. The application provides a RESTful API for managing users, videos, comments, and other related data.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Tech Stack
• Installation
• Configuration
• Usage
• API Endpoints
• Testing
• Contributing
• License

Features

• User authentication and authorization with JWT
• CRUD operations for users, videos, and comments
• Video upload
• Likes and dislikes for videos
• User subscriptions
• Robust error handling and validation

Tech Stack

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime
• Express.js: Web framework for Node.js
• MongoDB: NoSQL database
• Mongoose: ODM for MongoDB
• JWT: JSON Web Tokens for authentication
• Multer: Middleware for handling multipart/form-data requests
• Cloudinary: Cloud storage for video uploads

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or later)
• MongoDB

Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/gagankumar007/youtube-backend.git
   cd youtube-backend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Set up environment variables (see Configuration).

4. Start the MongoDB server if not using Docker:

   mongod

5. Start the development server:

   npm run dev

Configuration

Create a .env file in the root directory with the following environment variables:

PORT=8000
MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/youtube_backend
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

Usage

Running the Server

npm start

The server will start on http://localhost:8000.

API Endpoints

Auth

• POST /api/auth/register: Register a new user
• POST /api/auth/login: Login a user

Users

• GET /api/users/:id: Get user by ID
• PUT /api/users/:id: Update user by ID
• DELETE /api/users/:id: Delete user by ID

Videos

• POST /api/videos: Upload a new video
• GET /api/videos/:id: Get video by ID
• PUT /api/videos/:id: Update video by ID
• DELETE /api/videos/:id: Delete video by ID

Comments

• POST /api/videos/:videoId/comments: Add a comment to a video
• GET /api/videos/:videoId/comments: Get all comments for a video
• DELETE /api/comments/:id: Delete a comment by ID

Likes

• POST /api/videos/:videoId/like: Like a video
• POST /api/videos/:videoId/dislike: Dislike a video

Subscriptions

• POST /api/users/:id/subscribe: Subscribe to a user
• POST /api/users/:id/unsubscribe: Unsubscribe from a user

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and create a pull request with your changes.