LinkedIn Clone Backend

Introduction

This project is a backend clone of LinkedIn, developed using Express.js. It's a simplified version of LinkedIn's actual backend, focusing on core functionalities such as profile management, experience handling, and post services.

Features

• User Authentication and Authorization
• Profile Management
• Experience Management
• Posts Creation and Management

Endpoints

Profile and Experience Services

Profile

• GET /me: Get the current user's profile
• GET /:username: Get a specific user's profile
• POST /:username/picture: Upload a profile picture
• POST /: Sign up a new user
• PUT /: Update user profile

Experience

• GET /:username/experiences: Get experiences for a user
• POST /:username/experiences: Add an experience
• POST /:username/experiences/:expId/picture: Upload a picture for a specific experience

Authentication

• POST /login: Log in a user
• POST /logout: Log out the current user
• POST /logoutAll: Log out all sessions for the current user
• POST /refreshToken: Refresh authentication token

Post Services

• GET /:postId: Get a specific post
• POST /:postId/picture: Upload a picture for a specific post
• GET /: Get all posts
• POST /:username: Create a new post
• PUT /:postId: Update a specific post
• DELETE /:postId: Delete a specific post

Environment Variables

To deploy this project, you need to set the following environment variables (values provided here are placeholders):

• NODE_ENV: Environment setting (e.g., development)
• PORT: Port number for the server (e.g., 3003)
• JWT_SECRET: Secret key for JWT authentication
• REFRESH_JWT_SECRET: Secret key for JWT refresh token

Setup and Installation

To set up and run the LinkedIn Clone Backend, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository to your local machine.

2. Install the necessary dependencies by running: npm install

3. Set up the required environment variables. Create a .env file in the root directory and include the following: NODE_ENV=development PORT=3003 JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret REFRESH_JWT_SECRET=your_refresh_jwt_secret

4. To start the server, you have several script options defined in your package.json:

• To run tests:

  npm run test
  

• For development, using nodemon for automatic server restarts on code changes:

  npm run dev
  

• To debug the application:

  npm run debug
  

• To start the server in production mode:

  npm start
  

Replace the JWT secret values with your own secure keys.

License

Free for usage, give proper credit.