MXAgro Backend

MXAgro Backend is a scalable RESTful API for managing products, reviews, vendors, users, and orders in a multivendor ecommerce store. Built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB, it ensures secure, efficient, and reliable services.

Features

• Secure user authentication and authorization
• Product, review, vendor, and order management
• Comprehensive error handling
• Rate limiting to prevent abuse
• Detailed logging for monitoring and troubleshooting
• Data validation with express-validator
• Secure HTTP headers with Helmet
• Response compression with compression

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB with Mongoose
• JWT for authentication
• Winston for logging
• Helmet for security
• Express-rate-limit for rate limiting
• Express-validator for data validation
• CORS for handling cross-origin requests
• Compression for response compression
• Cookie-parser for parsing cookies

Installation

To set up the project locally, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/AbdulBima/MxAgro_Backend.git
   cd mxagro_backend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

   Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following variables:

   MONGO_URL=your_mongo_db_connection_string
   PORT=your_preferred_port
   FRONTEND=http://yourfrontendurl.com
   FRONTEND1=http://anotherfrontendurl.com
   FRONTEND2=http://yetanotherfrontendurl.com

4. Start the server:

   • For development:

     npm run dev

   • For production:

     npm run serve

Usage

Once the server is running, you can access the API endpoints. The base URL is http://localhost:your_port/api.

Types of Applications that can be built with MXAgro Backend

• Multivendor Ecommerce Platform: Use MXAgro Backend to build the backend of a multivendor ecommerce platform, enabling vendors to sell their products, users to browse and purchase items, and administrators to manage the platform efficiently.

• Online Marketplace: Develop an online marketplace application leveraging MXAgro Backend, allowing users to buy and sell various goods and services through a centralized platform, with features such as user authentication, product management, and order processing.

• Inventory Management System: Utilize MXAgro Backend to create an inventory management system for businesses, enabling efficient tracking and management of products, orders, and inventory levels, with features such as real-time updates and reporting capabilities.

• Service Booking Platform: Build a service booking platform using MXAgro Backend, allowing users to book and schedule services from various service providers, with features such as user profiles, service listings, booking management, and payment processing.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.