🛡️ Admin Pro API (CRM Engine)

A comprehensive Backend REST API engineered for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Task Tracking. Built with Node.js & Express following a strict MVC Architecture.

📐 System Architecture

This system is designed as a scalable CRM Backend, decoupling business logic (Controllers) from data access (Models) and routing (Routes).

📂 Core Modules (Based on your codebase)

• 👥 CRM Core: Management of Customers and sales Deals (Deal.js, Customer.js).
• ✅ Workflow: Assigning and tracking team Tasks (Task.js).
• 📊 Audit System: Logging system events and user Activities (Activity.js).
• 🔐 Security: JWT Authentication (verifyToken.js) and protected routes.
• ☁️ Media Handling: Image upload pipeline using Cloudinary (photoUpload.js, cloudinary.js).

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🛠️ Tech Stack & Utilities

Component	Technology	Description
Runtime	Node.js	Non-blocking I/O environment
Framework	Express.js	RESTful routing and middleware
Database	MongoDB	NoSQL Schema-based modeling (Mongoose)
Auth	JWT	Stateless authentication & Role-based security
Storage	Cloudinary	Cloud-based image optimization & storage

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🚀 API Capabilities

The system exposes a rich set of endpoints organized by domain:

1. Authentication & Users

• POST /api/auth/register - Register new admin/staff
• POST /api/auth/login - Secure login & token generation

2. CRM & Sales

• GET /api/customers - Retrieve customer database
• POST /api/deals - Create new sales opportunities

3. Workflow & Tasks

• POST /api/tasks - Assign tasks to users
• GET /api/activity - Monitor system logs

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⚙️ Getting Started

1. Install Dependencies

npm install

2. Environment Variables (.env)

# Create a .env file in the root directory:
PORT=8000
MONGO_URI=your_database_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloud_name
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_api_key
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_api_secret

3. Run the Server

# Development Mode
npm run dev

# Production Start
npm start

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