Recipe Web Sharing App Server

This is the server repository for my Recipe Web App! This server is responsible for handling various backend functionalities to provide users with a seamless recipe-sharing experience.

Features

• API Endpoints: the server has a set of API endpoints that allow users to retrieve, create, update, and delete recipes as well as a signup, login feature for users.

• User Authentication: the server ensures that only authenticated users can perform certain actions like adding new recipes, updating and deleting personal recipes or leaving comments.

• Data Management: the server connects to the PostgreSQL database to store and retrieve recipe data, user profiles, and comments.

Technologies Used

• Node.js: built using Node.js.

• Express.js: used Express.js framework for the API endpoints.

• PostgreSQL: the choice of database is PostgreSQL, providing a relational data storage for recipe data and related information.

Getting Started

To set up the server locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone this repo to your local machine.
2. Install the required dependencies using npm install.
3. Create a .env file based on the provided .example.env, and configure the necessary environment variables such as database connection details and API keys.
4. Finnaly, run the server using npm start.