This is the backend API for Secure Vault, a password manager built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB Atlas. The backend manages password storage, retrieval, and serves the frontend via RESTful APIs.
- Save passwords with associated URLs and usernames.
- Retrieve all saved passwords in the vault.
- RESTful API architecture.
- Hosted on Render.com (free plan).
- MongoDB Atlas is used for the database.
- Node.js: v22.8.0
- Express.js: v4.21.0
- MongoDB: v6.8.0 (Atlas)
- MongoDB Atlas: Cloud-hosted MongoDB instance
- Render.com: Backend hosting service
To run this backend locally, follow these steps:
- Clone the repository:
bash git clone https://github.com/prems51/secure-vault-backend.git cd secure-vault-backend - Install dependencies:
npm install - Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following environment variables:
MONGO_URI=your-mongodb-atlas-uri PORT=your-port-number - Start the server:
node server.js
- Get All Saved Passwords:
- Endpoint: /vault
- Method: GET
- Description: Fetches all saved passwords from the MongoDB database.
- Response: A JSON array containing saved passwords with associated URLs and usernames.
- Save a New Password
- Endpoint: /manager
- Method: POST
- Description: Saves a new password with the provided URL and username to the database.
- Request body:
{ "url": "example.com", "username": "user123", "password": "your-password" } - Response:: A success message confirming the password has been saved.
- MONGO_URI: The MongoDB connection string.
- PORT: The port number on which the backend server runs.
The backend uses the following npm packages:
- express: Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for Node.js.
- mongodb: Official MongoDB driver for Node.js.
- dotenv: Loads environment variables from a .env file into process.env.
- cors: Middleware for enabling Cross-Origin Resource Sharing.
- body-parser: Middleware to parse incoming request bodies.
This project is licensed under the MIT License. Feel free to modify and use it for your own purposes.