FileServe

Concept

This is a service which lets us download and view files using a simple interface made using ejs and bootstrap.

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The libraries used.

1. @hapi/joi
2. bcrypt
3. cors
4. ejs
5. express
6. express-fileupload
7. jsonwebtoken
8. lodash
9. mongoose

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The initial process.

Get on to the terminal, and navigate to the folder,

type in npm install, and your folder will be initialized with node_modules folder.

create a file as .env in the directory, and enter app_jwtPrivateKey=mySecureKey, or name it as per your choice.

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how to use it?

The endpoints

/ -> for the interface
POST /admin/uploadFile -> To upload a file
POST /admin/uploadDataForFile -> To upload data for a particular file
PUT /admin/updateDataForFile -> To update data for a particular file
POST /user/newUser -> To make a new user
POST /auth/ -> To get the authentication token for a user

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The interface

user route

it just has one route.

POST /user/newUser

schema:

  {
    "name": "your name",
    "email": "your email",
    "password": "yourPassword"
  }

NOTE: if you want to set the user an admin, in mongodbCompass, set the isAdmin property to true.