Youtube Backend

A backend for a YouTube-like website. This project is built using Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and Mongoose, featuring user authentication, video uploads, playlist management, and more.

Features

• User authentication (sign up, login, token-based authentication)
• Video upload and storage (using Cloudinary)
• Playlist management
• Commenting system
• Secure password handling (using bcrypt)
• Token-based authentication (JWT)
• Cross-origin resource sharing (CORS)
• Environment variable configuration (dotenv)

Tech Stack

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime
• Express.js: Web framework
• MongoDB & Mongoose: NoSQL database and ODM for database modeling
• JWT: Secure user authentication
• Cloudinary: Cloud storage for video uploads
• Multer: Middleware for handling file uploads
• bcrypt: Password hashing
• dotenv: Environment variable management

Installation

To run this project locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ateendra24/Youtube-Backend/.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd Youtube-Backend

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install

4. Set up your environment variables. Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following:

   PORT=8000
   MONGODB_URL=
   CORS_ORIGIN=*
   ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=
   ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRY=1d
   REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET=
   REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY=10d
   
   CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=
   CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=
   CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=

5. Start the development server:

   npm run dev

API Endpoints

Here are some of the key endpoints provided by this backend:

• User Authentication

  • POST /users/register – User registration
  • POST /users/login – User login

• Videos

  • POST /videos/ – Upload a video
  • GET /videos/:id – Get video details
  • DELETE /videos/:id – Delete a video

• Playlists

  • POST /playlist/ – Create a new playlist
  • GET /playlists/:id – Get playlist details

• Comments

  • POST /comments/:videoId/ – Add a comment to a video
  • GET /comments/:videoId/ – Get comments for a video

License

This project is licensed under the ISC License.

Author

Created by Ateendra Pratap Solanki