🚀 Mockit Server - Next-Gen API Simulation Platform

Mockit Server is your Swiss Army knife for API development - a feature-rich mock server with enterprise-grade security and real-time analytics. Perfect for testing, prototyping, and CI/CD pipelines!

👉 Live Demo: https://mockit-server.netlify.app

🌟 Why Mockit?

Feature	Mockit	JSON Server	Postman Mock	Mockoon
JWT Authentication	✅	❌	❌	❌
CSRF Protection	✅	❌	❌	❌
Rate Limiting	✅	❌	❌	❌
Interactive Docs	✅	❌	✅	❌
Database Simulation	✅	✅	❌	✅
CI/CD Ready	✅	✅	✅	✅

🛠️ Features That Spark Joy

🔒 Security First

• Military-Grade Auth: JWT + CSRF token dual protection
• Rate Limiting: Adaptive request throttling (10 req/min default)
• CORS Management: Whitelist domains with wildcard support
• HTTPS Enforcement: Auto-redirect HTTP in production

💡 Smart Simulation

• Dynamic Response Mocking
• Relational Data Modeling (Users → Pets → Tasks)
• Request Validation (400 Bad Request auto-handling)
• Persistent Sessions with cookie-based storage

📊 Observability

• Real-time request logging
• Error tracking dashboard
• Performance metrics (Response times, error rates)
• Automated API documentation (OpenAPI 3.0 compliant)

🚀 Getting Started in 60 Seconds

Prerequisites

• Node.js 16+ (LTS recommended)
• npm 8+ or yarn 1.22+
• Redis (for production rate limiting)

Installation

# Clone with depth 1 for faster download
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jonkirathe/mockit.git
cd mockit

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Configure environment
cp .env.example .env