YouTube Clone – Content Creation Backend

Overview

This project is the backend of a video-sharing platform similar to YouTube. It is built using Node.js, Express, and MongoDB. The backend handles user authentication, video uploads, and media management while ensuring security and scalability.

Features

• ✅ User authentication with JWT
• ✅ Video uploads with Cloudinary
• ✅ Secure API endpoints with CORS and cookie handling
• ✅ Efficient data handling with pagination and aggregation
• ✅ Environment-based configuration using dotenv
• ✅ Error handling and request parsing
• ✅ Prettier for code formatting and maintainability

Tech Stack

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB & Mongoose
• Cloudinary (for media storage)
• JWT (jsonwebtoken) (for authentication)
• Multer (for file uploads)
• bcrypt (for password hashing)
• dotenv (for environment variables)
• Model Link:- https://app.eraser.io/#note-title-editor

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <your-repo-url>

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file with your environment variables:

   PORT=5000
   MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
   CLOUDINARY_NAME=your_cloud_name
   CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_api_key
   CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_api_secret

4. Run the server:

   npm run dev

Usage

• Register and login users
• Upload and manage videos
• Secure API endpoints using tokens
• View paginated video lists

Outcome

A fully functional, secure, and scalable backend that powers a video-sharing platform with efficient user and media management.

License

This project is licensed under the ISC License.