Conscious Backend

Conscious App

Conscious is a second brain web app designed to save and search links, notes, and other media from various sources effortlessly. This repository contains the backend codebase for the Conscious application.

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Frontend Repository

👉 conscious-frontend

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Bun
• MongoDB
• Pinecone
• YouTube API Key

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/KuldeepJha5176/Concious-backend.git
cd Concious-backend

2. Install dependencies with bun install
3. Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following variables:

PINECONE_API_KEY=
GEMINI_API_KEY= 
JWT_SECRET = 
PORT=3000
MONGO_URL="mongodb+srv:
PINECONE_ENVIRONMENT=
PINECONE_INDEX=
YOUTUBE_API_KEY=

4. Start the server with bun index.ts

Installation using Docker

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/KuldeepJha5176/Concious-backend.git

2. Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following variables:

PINECONE_API_KEY=
GEMINI_API_KEY= 
JWT_SECRET = 
PORT=3000
MONGO_URL="mongodb+srv:
PINECONE_ENVIRONMENT=
PINECONE_INDEX=
YOUTUBE_API_KEY=

3. Build the Docker image with docker build -t concious-backend .
4. Run the Docker container with docker run -p 3000:3000 concious-backend

Usage

The application is built using the following technologies:

• Bun: A fast all-in-one JavaScript runtime.
• MongoDB: A NoSQL database.
• Pinecone: A vector database for AI applications.
• YouTube API: A powerful API for accessing YouTube data.

The application uses the following libraries:

• Express.js: A popular web framework for Node.js.
• Mongoose: A MongoDB ODM (Object Data Model) for Node.js.
• JWT: A JSON Web Token (JWT) library for Node.js.
• Axios: A popular HTTP client for Node.js.

Features

• User authentication and authorization
• User profile management
• Link sharing and search
• Note taking and search
• Media upload and search
• AI-powered search and recommendations
• Integration with YouTube

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch for your changes
3. Make your changes and commit them with descriptive commit messages
4. Push your changes to your forked repository
5. Create a pull request to the main repository

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details