🚀 Express + MongoDB REST API Boilerplate

A clean, scalable, and production-ready REST API boilerplate built with Express.js and Mongoose.

🔥 Features:

• Full CRUD operations
• MVC architecture
• Environment-based configuration
• Ready for real-world projects

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⚙️ Tech Stack

Tech	Purpose
Node.js	Runtime
Express.js	Backend framework
Mongoose	MongoDB ODM
dotenv	Env config
Nodemon	Dev auto-restart

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🛠️ Getting Started

1️⃣ Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/your-username/mongo-api.git
cd mongo-api

2️⃣ Install dependencies

npm install

3️⃣ Setup environment variables

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@cluster.mongodb.net/mydb

Dev mode (auto-restart)

npm run dev

Production

npm start

📥 Example Request

Content-Type: application/json

JSON

  "name": "John Doe",
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "age": 25
}

📤 Example Response

{
  "_id": "665f1b2c3e4a5b6c7d8e9f00",
  "name": "John Doe",
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "age": 25,
  "createdAt": "2024-06-04T10:30:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2024-06-04T10:30:00.000Z",
  "__v": 0
}

🧬 User Schema

{
  name:  String,  // required
  email: String,  // required, unique
  age:   Number   // optional
}

Timestamps (createdAt, updatedAt) are automatically added.

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
PORT	Server port (default: 5000)
MONGO_URI	MongoDB connection string

🤝 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome!

If you’re planning major changes:

Open an issue Discuss first Then submit PR

Built with ❤️ by @ekalavya