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🛠️ Task Tracker - Backend

This is the backend for the Task Tracker Application, built using Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, and Mongoose. It provides RESTful APIs to support user authentication and task management, using JWT, HTTP-only cookies, and secure validation practices.

🌍 Deployed API

🔗 Live API Base URL:
https://task-tracker-bgh4.onrender.com/

✨ Features

  • 🔐 Secure User Authentication with JWT (stored in HTTP-only cookies)
  • 🛡️ Rate Limiting added using express-rate-limit to prevent brute-force login attacks
  • ✅ Task Management (Create, Read, Update, Delete)
  • 📄 Paginated Task Retrieval
  • 🧼 Input Validation with Joi
  • 🧠 Modular Code Structure
  • 🔒 Password Hashing using bcryptjs
  • 🍪 Cookie handling via cookie-parser
  • ⚙️ Configurable via .env
  • 🔗 CORS-enabled for frontend integration

🧱 Tech Stack

Category Tech Used
Server Runtime Node.js
Framework Express.js
Database MongoDB + Mongoose ORM
Auth JWT, bcryptjs, cookie-parser
Security express-rate-limit
Validation Joi, validator
Env Management dotenv
Deployment Tool Render

🔧 Local Development

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/chiragaug6/Task-Tracker-Application.git
cd Task-Tracker-Application/backend

2. Install Dependencies

npm install

3. Create .env File

PORT=3000
MONGO_URI=""
NODE_ENV=""
JWT_EXPIRY=""
JWT_SECRET=""
FRONTEND_URL=""

4. Run Development Server

npm run dev

5. Run Production Server

npm start