Social App API

Backend API service for the Social App project.

This service provides authentication, user management, and post-related endpoints.
Built with Express, Prisma ORM, and JWT-based authentication.

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🛠 Tech Stack

Runtime & Framework

• Node.js
• Express.js

Database & ORM

• Prisma ORM
• SQLite (Better-SQLite3 adapter)

Authentication & Security

• bcrypt (password hashing)
• JSON Web Token (JWT)

Environment & Utilities

• dotenv
• CORS

Development Tools

• TypeScript
• tsx (dev runtime)
• Prisma CLI
• Faker (database seeding)

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📦 Features

• User registration
• User login
• Password hashing with bcrypt
• JWT token generation & verification
• Protected routes
• Database schema management with Prisma
• Database seeding support
• CORS-enabled API access

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📁 Project Structure

social-app-api/ ├── prisma/ │ ├── schema.prisma │ └── seed.ts ├── index.ts ├── package.json └── .env

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone repository

• git clone https://github.com/kaungmyatshwe1397/social-app-api.git
• cd social-app-api

2. Install dependencies

• npm install

3. Configure environment variables

• Create a .env file:
• DATABASE_URL="file:./dev.db"
• JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key

4. Run database migration

• npm prisma migrate dev

5. Seed database (optional)

• npm run fresh
• Server runs by default at: http://localhost:8800;

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🔐 Authentication Flow

1. User registers → password hashed with bcrypt
2. User logs in → JWT issued
3. Client sends JWT in Authorization header
4. Protected routes verify token before access

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📌 Notes

• Do not commit .env file
• Ensure JWT_SECRET is strong in production
• Replace SQLite with production DB if deploying

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Frontend Repository

This backend connects to:

https://github.com/kaungmyatshwe1397/social-app-client

👤 Author

Kaung Myat Shwe
GitHub: https://github.com/kaungmyatshwe1397