/alx-files_manager

Files manager - To put my files in order

Primary LanguageJavaScript

Overview:

  • This project is a summary of this back-end trimester: authentication, NodeJS, MongoDB, Redis, pagination and background processing.

  • The objective is to build a simple platform to upload and view files:

  • User authentication via a token
  • List all files
  • Upload a new file
  • Change permission of a file
  • View a file
  • Generate thumbnails for images

Resources

Read or watch:

  • Node JS getting started
  • Process API doc
  • Express getting started
  • Mocha documentation
  • Nodemon documentation
  • MongoDB
  • Bull
  • Image thumbnail
  • Mime-Types
  • Redis

Learning Objectives

  • At the end of this project, you are expected to be able to explain to anyone, without the help of Google:
  • how to create an API with Express
  • how to authenticate a user
  • how to store data in MongoDB
  • how to store temporary data in Redis
  • how to setup and use a background worker

Requirements

  • Allowed editors: vi, vim, emacs, Visual Studio Code
  • All your files will be interpreted/compiled on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS using node (version 12.x.x)
  • All your files should end with a new line
  • A README.md file, at the root of the folder of the project, is mandatory
  • Your code should use the js extension
  • Your code will be verified against lint using ESLint