YouTube-like Backend with "Tweet" Features

This Node.js project provides a foundation for building a platform with video sharing and social features inspired by YouTube and Twitter.

Features:

• User authentication secured with bcrypt
• Video upload and storage using Multer and Cloudinary
• Session management with JWT and cookie-parser
• Cross-origin requests enabled with CORS
• Built-in "like" feature
• Extendable for "tweet" functionalities with additional logic and database design

Dependencies:

• Express (framework)
• Mongoose (database)
• bcrypt (authentication)
• multer (file upload)
• cloudinary (storage)
• cookie-parser (session)
• jsonwebtoken (authentication)
• cors (cross-origin requests)
• dotenv (environment variables)
• mongoose-aggregate-paginate-v2 (pagination)

Getting Started:

1. Clone the repository and install dependencies:

   git clone https://github.com/AmanKumar1115/YouTube-Backend.git
   cd youtube-backend
   npm install

2. Configure environment variables (.env) with details like database connection and Cloudinary keys with the help of (.env.sample).
3. Start the server:

   npm run dev

4. Explore and customize the code in routes, models, and other directories.

Note: This is a basic project structure and requires further development for specific functionalities.

Additional Info

• Consider using a framework like Next.js or Nuxt.js for the frontend.
• Explore additional features like comments, playlists, and user channels.
• Implement robust security measures for user data and video content.