OilPainter1/Social-Media-API

Server-side API app that allows users to make http requests to interact with a database.

JavaScript

Social-Media-API

This server-side app is an API that allows the user to make http requests to add, retrieve, remove, and edit data about new users, friends, and thoughts. Paired with a front-end app, a social media platform can be made.

Technologies Used:

Node.js
Express.js
Mongoose ODM
Insomnia
MongoDB Compass

Organization

routes folder: contains routes to handle different incoming http requests
config folder: connects app to MongoDB
models folder: outlines schema of Thought and User data
server.js: starts express server

Running the App:

In the command line:

run git clone https://github.com/OilPainter1/Social-Media-API.git
cd into the project
run npm i
run node server.js

The command line should log "app listening on port: 3002"

Open insomnia and begin making http requests on local host at port 3002

Video Walkthrough:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1psmzGro_xmp-tcyxN2cHf0VqpynhN7ww/view

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