A full-stack blogging application built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and EJS. Users can sign in, create and view blog posts, and upload images. Authentication is implemented using JSON Web Tokens (JWT) and cookies.
✅ User Authentication (Sign In)
✅ Create and View Blogs
✅ Upload cover images
✅ Dynamic home page listing all blogs
✅ JWT-based authentication stored in cookies
✅ Role-based access (USER, ADMIN — placeholder for now)
- Backend: Node.js, Express.js
- Database: MongoDB + Mongoose
- Templating Engine: EJS
- Authentication: JWT (jsonwebtoken), cookie-parser
- File Uploads: Multer (configured separately, assumed but not shown here)
- Styling: Bootstrap (via public folder)
├── app.js
├── .env
├── routers/
│ ├── user.js
│ └── blog.js
├── middleware/
│ └── authentication.js
├── models/
│ ├── blog.js
│ └── user.js
├── services/
│ └── authentication.js
├── views/
│ ├── home.ejs
│ ├── createBlog.ejs
│ ├── signin.ejs
│ └── partials/
│ ├── head.ejs
│ ├── nav.ejs
│ └── scripts.js
└── public/
└── (static files like images, CSS)