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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.