Abhishek21296/contactform_backend

Backend for simple contact form

Full Stack Contact Form Backend

Welcome to the Full Stack Contact Form Backend repository! This project serves as the backend component of a comprehensive full-stack contact form, designed to facilitate seamless communication between users and your web application. The backend is built using Node.js, Express, Nodemailer, CORS, and HTTPS for secure and efficient communication.

Project Overview

This project is a part of a tutorial series available on dev.to that walks you through creating a complete full-stack contact form. The series covers the following aspects:

• Part 1 - Building a Full Stack Contact Form: React Frontend
• Part 2 - Building a Full Stack Contact Form: Node.js Backend
• Part 3 - Building a Full Stack Contact Form: Deployment

You can find the complete frontend code on GitHub.

Backend Technologies

The backend is implemented using the following technologies:

• Node.js: A runtime environment that allows you to execute JavaScript code server-side.
• Express: A minimal and flexible web application framework for Node.js, used to handle routing and middleware.
• Nodemailer: A module for Node.js applications that simplifies sending emails.
• CORS: A middleware for Express that enables cross-origin resource sharing and handles HTTP requests from different origins.
• HTTPS: The HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) ensures secure communication over the internet by encrypting data exchanged between the server and the client.

Getting Started

To get the backend up and running, follow these steps:

1. Clone this repository to your local machine.
2. Navigate to the project folder using your terminal.
3. Install the required dependencies by running npm install express nodemailer cors --save.
4. For HTTPS, ensure you have the necessary SSL certificate files (privkey.pem and cert.pem) and update their paths in the server.js file and run npm i https.
5. Start the backend server by running npm run start.

Make sure to refer to the tutorial articles on Dev.to for a step-by-step guide on setting up the entire contact form project, including the frontend and deployment.

Tutorial Series

If you're interested in the complete tutorial series, here are the links to the articles on dev.to/elenadiaz32505:

• Part 1 - React Frontend
• Part 2 - Node.js Backend
• Part 3 - Deployment

Feel free to explore, learn, and adapt this project to your needs. If you have any questions or feedback, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Happy coding! 🚀