📝 Post Management App

A full-stack learning project focused on building a Post Management System with CRUD operations, authentication, and RESTful APIs. This project demonstrates core backend and frontend concepts used in real-world applications.

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🚀 Features

• 📝 Create, Read, Update, Delete (CRUD) posts
• 🔐 User Authentication (Login/Register)
• 🧑 User-specific post management
• ⚡ RESTful API architecture
• 📦 Modular and scalable folder structure
• 🔄 Real-time UI updates (if frontend included)

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• React.js
• CSS / SCSS

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js

Database

• MongoDB (Mongoose)

Other Tools

• JWT (Authentication)
• bcrypt.js (Password hashing)
• dotenv

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📁 Project Structure

post-management-app/
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├── frontend/        # React frontend
├── backend/         # Node.js backend
│   ├── controllers/
│   ├── models/
│   ├── routes/
│   ├── middleware/
│   └── config/
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├── .env             # Environment variables (not committed)
└── README.md

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📌 API Endpoints (Example)

Auth

• POST /api/auth/register → Register user
• POST /api/auth/login → Login user

Posts

• GET /api/posts → Get all posts
• POST /api/posts → Create post
• PUT /api/posts/:id → Update post
• DELETE /api/posts/:id → Delete post

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🔐 Authentication

Protected routes require JWT token:

🎯 Learning Outcomes

• Understanding of REST API design
• Hands-on experience with authentication
• CRUD operations with MongoDB
• Full-stack project structure
• State management and API integration

⭐ Support

If you found this project useful, give it a ⭐ on GitHub!