🔧 Flatify Server

This is the backend server for Flatify, a roommate/flat listing and management web application.
It is built using Express.js and MongoDB, and deployed on Vercel.

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🌐 Live API

✅ Base URL:
https://flatify-server.vercel.app

✅ Example endpoints:

• Get all listings → /flatify
• Get featured listings → /featured
• Get all reviews → /reviews
• Get all banners → /banner

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🚀 Features

• ✅ RESTful API for:
  • All listings: /flatify
  • Single listing by ID: /flatify/:id
  • User-specific listings: /flatify/mylisting/:email
  • Like a listing: /flatify/like/:id
  • Featured listings: /featured
  • Reviews: /reviews
  • Banner content: /banner
• ✅ MongoDB Atlas database integration
• ✅ CORS enabled for frontend access
• ✅ Environment variable support via .env
• ✅ JSON request/response format

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📦 Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Runtime	Node.js
Server	Express.js
Database	MongoDB Atlas
Deploy	Vercel

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🛠️ How to Run Locally

Follow the steps below to run the Flatify Server on your local machine:

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Step 1: Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/flatify-server.git
cd flatify-server

Replace your-username with your actual GitHub username.

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Step 2: Install Dependencies

npm install

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Step 3: Set Up Environment Variables

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

PORT=5000
MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string

Make sure your MongoDB URI is from a MongoDB Atlas cluster or a local MongoDB server.

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Step 4: Start the Development Server

npm run dev

This assumes you have a script like "dev": "nodemon index.js" in your package.json. If not, use node index.js.

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Step 5: Test the API

Once the server is running, go to:

http://localhost:5000/flatify

You should see the JSON data returned from the API 🎉