Jobify Backend

This is the backend API for the Jobify project — a job-sharing platform that enables users to post, search, and manage job opportunities.
It provides secure and scalable RESTful endpoints for use by the Jobify Frontend.

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✨ Features

• 🔐 User authentication & authorization (JWT-based)
• 📮 Create, Read, Update, Delete (CRUD) job posts
• ⚙️ RESTful API built with Express.js
• 📁 MongoDB with Mongoose for data storage
• 📦 Input validation using Zod
• 🧾 Error handling and logging middleware
• 🌍 CORS-enabled for cross-origin frontend access

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Node.js + Express.js
• MongoDB with Mongoose
• JWT for authentication
• dotenv, helmet, cors, etc. for security & environment management
• Zod for validation
• Cloudinary & Multer for file uploads

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/dan-kingo/jobify-api.git
cd jobify-api

2. Install dependencies

npm install
# or
yarn install

3. Create .env file

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

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key
CLIENT_ORIGIN=http://localhost:5173

You can add any other variables you need based on features (e.g., Cloudinary keys, email config, etc.)

4. Run the development server

npm run dev

Make sure MongoDB is running locally or connected to a cloud database like Atlas.

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📁 Folder Structure

src/
├── controllers/       # Route logic
├── models/            # Mongoose schemas
├── routes/            # Express routes
├── middlewares/       # Auth, error handler, etc.
├── utils/             # Helpers/utilities
├── config/            # DB connection, constants
└── index.js           # Entry point

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📬 API Endpoints (Sample)

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/api/auth/register	Register a new user
POST	/api/auth/login	Login with credentials
GET	/api/jobs	Get all jobs
POST	/api/jobs	Create a job
PUT	/api/jobs/:id	Update a job
DELETE	/api/jobs/:id	Delete a job

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⚙️ Scripts

npm run dev        # Run with nodemon
npm run start      # Run in production

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🔒 Security & Best Practices

• Environment variables managed via .env
• HTTP headers protected with helmet
• CORS configured for safe cross-origin access
• Passwords hashed using bcryptjs
• JWT-based token authentication

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👨‍💻 Author

Daniel Dejen

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🙌 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.