Itube 🎥

Welcome to Itube Backend, built using Node.js and Express.js with JavaScript. It powers a modern video platform with robust features for authentication, video management, chat, and more.

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Features ✨

• User Authentication: Secure login and registration using JSON Web Tokens (JWT).
• Video: Perform CRUD operations for managing videos and track view counts.
• Tweet: Post tweets with full CRUD functionality.
• Comment: Add comments per video with options for CRUD operations.
• Chat: Chat with users after adding them as friends.
• Watch History: Track user watch history seamlessly.

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Tech Stack 🛠️

• Node.js with Express.js: Backend server and API development.
• MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing all user and app data.
• Mongoose: Object Data Modeling (ODM) library for MongoDB.
• JWT: Authentication and authorization mechanism.
• RESTful API: Designed to handle CRUD operations efficiently.
• Socket.io: Real-time, bi-directional communication for chatting.
• Cloudinary: For storing videos, user avatars, and cover images.
• Multer: For handling file uploads from users.

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Deployment 🚀

The backend is deployed on Render, ensuring scalability and reliability.

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Getting Started 🌟

Prerequisites

1. Ensure Node.js is installed on your system.

   node -v
   

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/raj-adi00/VideoStream.git
   cd VideoStream

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Configure environment variables Create .env file for MongoDB connection,JWT secret

   PORT=8000
   MONGODB_URI=<your-mongodb-connection-string>
   CORS_ORIGIN=https://itube-cyan.vercel.app/
   ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=<your-access-token-secret>
   ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRY=<access-token-expiry-duration>
   REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET=<your-refresh-token-secret>
   REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY=<refresh-token-expiry-duration>
   CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=<your-cloudinary-cloud-name>
   CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=<your-cloudinary-api-key>
   CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=<your-cloudinary-api-secret>
   GOOGLE_ACCOUNT_PASS=<your-google-account-pass for sending mail on uploading video. You can get it for your individual google account>
   

4. Start the backend server

   npm run dev

5. Backend is hosted on http://localhost:8000

Folder Structure 📂

• VideoStream/
  • Public/
    • temp/ - Stores files from users while uploading to Cloudinary.
  • src/
    • SocketWeb/ - Handles WebSocket connections for real-time communication.
    • controllers/ - Contains business logic for API endpoints.
    • db/ - Database connection and configuration files.
    • middleware/ - Middleware functions for authentication, logging, etc.
    • models/ - Defines Mongoose schemas for the database.
    • routers/ - Route definitions for the application.
    • utils/ - Utility functions and helpers.
    • app.js - Main Express application setup.
    • constants.js - Application constants and configurations.
    • index.js - Entry point for starting the server.