📁 cosmic-gazzer-api/README.md

# 🌌 Cosmic Gazzer API

**Cosmic Gazzer API** is the backend server for the Cosmic Gazzer mobile app — a social platform where users can create and join space-related events and share posts with the community. This API handles authentication, user data, posts, and event management.

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## 🔧 Tech Stack

- **Node.js**
- **Express.js**
- **MongoDB** + Mongoose
- **JWT Authentication**
- **RESTful API Design**

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## 🗂️ Folder Structure

📁 /controllers → Logic for auth, posts, events 📁 /models → Mongoose schemas 📁 /routes → All API route definitions 📁 /middlewares → Auth middleware 📁 /utils → Helpers (e.g. token functions) 📁 /confg → For Database 📄 server.js → App entry point

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## ⚙️ Getting Started

### 🔐 Setup `.env`

PORT=5000 MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection JWT_SECRET=your_super_secret_key

### 🚀 Run the Server

```bash
npm install
npm run dev

The server will run on http://localhost:5000.

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🛡️ Security

• JWT-based route protection
• Passwords hashed using bcrypt
• CORS enabled for frontend access

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🚀 Future Improvements

• Add image upload support (Cloudinary or S3)
• Add comment system for posts
• Add RSVP feature for events
• Add user settings/profile update

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📬 Feedback

Feel free to open issues or reach out for suggestions, improvements, or questions. Contributions are welcome!