MentorGrid.live Backend

MentorGrid.live is a backend API built with Node.js and Express, providing user authentication, course management, and enrollment functionality.
This project is designed for bootcamp-style applications where admins or publisher can publish courses and users can register, login, and enroll in thouse coures

Visit: https://mentorgrid.live

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🚀 Features

• User Authentication

  • Register and login with JWT-based authentication
  • Secure password hashing with bcrypt

• Role-based Access

  • Admins can publish and manage courses
  • Users can browse and enroll in courses

• Course Management

  • Create, update, and delete courses (Admin/Publisher only)
  • View available courses

• Bootcamp Management

  • Create, update, and delete Bootcamps (Admin/Publisher only)
  • View available courses

• Enrollments

  • Users can enroll in courses
  • Track user enrollments

• Database

  • MongoDB used for data storage
  • Mongoose ODM for schema modeling

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Runtime: Node.js
• Framework: Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• ODM: Mongoose
• Authentication: JWT (JSON Web Tokens), bcrypt
• Email Service: AWS SES for sending emails
• Swagger: API documentation with Swagger UI

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📂 Project Structure

mentorgrid.live/
├── .env               # Environment variables (encrypted)
├── .env.keys          # Not provided this holds the encryption key sha256
├── _data/             # Initial data files
├── config/            # Environment variables
├── controllers/       # Controller function to handle the route request
├── doc/               # Contains all the doc for the API
├── handlers/          # helper function to do the same handler function task
├── middleware/        # Middleware function to handle the route request
├── models/            # Mongoose schemas
├── public/            # Static files (index.html)
├── routes/            # Express routes
├── swagger.js         # Swagger configuration
├── seeds/             # Initial data seeding
├── tests/             # Unit tests
├── .gitignore         # Files to ignore during commit
├── package-lock.json
├── package.json
├── LICENSE            # License file
├── server.js          # Entry point
└── README.md

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mentorgrid.io.git
   cd mentorgrid.live

2. Install dependencies

    bun install

   OR

    npm install

   OR

    pnpm install

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3. Set up environment variables
   Create a .env file in the root directory:

   all values are encrypted using dotenvx and you have to use your own values in the place of that

4. Run the server

   bun start

   The server will run on http://localhost:4033.

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📌 API Endpoints

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🔑 Auth

• POST /api/v1/auth/register – Register a new user
• POST /api/v1/auth/login – Login and receive a JWT
• GET /api/v1/auth/me – Get Login user by Token
• POST /api/v1/auth/forgetpassword – Forgotten Password
• POST /api/v1/auth/resetpassword/:token – Reset Password
• PUT /api/v1/auth/updatedetails – Update User Details (name and email only)
• GET /api/v1/auth/logout – Logout the current login user

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👤 Users

• GET /api/v1/users – Get logged-in user details
• GET /api/v1/users/:useId – Get user details by ID
• POST /api/v1/users – Create a User
• PUT /api/v1/users/:useId – Update user details by ID
• DELETE /api/v1/users/:useId – Delete user by ID

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🏫 Bootcamps

• GET /api/v1/bootcamps - Public Get all bootcamps
• GET /api/v1/bootcamps/:id - Public Get a single bootcamp by ID
• POST /api/v1/bootcamps - Private Create a new bootcamp
• PUT /api/v1/bootcamps/:id - Private Update an existing bootcamp by ID
• DELETE /api/v1/bootcamps/:id - Private Delete a bootcamp by ID
• PUT /api/v1/bootcamps/:id/photos - Private Upload Photos for the Bootcamp

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📝 Reviews & Ratings

• POST /api/v1/reviews – Create a new review (owner of the review only)
• GET /api/v1/reviews – Get all reviews
• PUT /api/v1/reviews/:id – Update a review (owner of the review only)
• GET /api/v1/reviews/:id – Get a single review by ID (owner of the review only)
• DELETE /api/v1/reviews/:id – Delete a review by ID (owner of the review only)

📚 Courses

• POST /api/v1/courses – Create a new course (Admin/Publisher only)
• GET /api/v1/courses – Get all courses
• GET /api/v1/courses/:id – Get a Single course details
• GET /api/v1/bootcamps/:id/courses – Get all courses in a Bootcamp
• PUT /api/v1/courses/:id – Update a course (Admin/Publisher only)
• DELETE /api/v1/courses/:id – Delete a course (Admin/Publisher only)

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✅ Scripts

• npm run start – Start server
• npm run dev – Start server with nodemon (for development)

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🚀 Deployment

• Deploy to Render MCP Server
• Deploy to Heroku

📖 Future Improvements

• Add payment gateway integration for course enrollment
• Add progress tracking for users
• Add reviews and ratings for courses
• Add email notifications

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📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.