Avilash2001 / Media-Upload-Download-Server

This code represents a medium to upload your media to a server where this app will be hosted

Media Upload Download Server

This code represents a medium to upload your media to a server where this app will be hosted and Serve them.
Currently Supported medias collectively are image, Video, Audio, others There are a limited number of extensions that are configured for this code to work perfectly on, as i didn't do proper research to all the file extensions supported on a media

URL for serving: <protocol>://<hostAddress>:<port>/srv/<key>
Example: http://localhost:3000/srv/hJ9Hdb14

There is also a Uploading test site provided which is accessible through

URL: <protocol>://<hostAddress>:<port>/test
Example: http://localhost:3000/test

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Setting Environment Variables

This Variables are to be placed into .env and config.js files on the root directory of the app after creation of the files

Understanding the Variables

Var Name	Var Definition	Var In	Required
PORT	Port Number on which the server will be running on	.env	YES
MONGODB_URI	URI String to Connecting to MongoDB for URL, file registration	.env	YES
hostAddress	This Variable will be responsible for making the url that will be serving the file to a end user	config.js	YES

Configuring the .env file

Template:

PORT=                   # The port that the app will hosted on
MONGODB_URI=            # The URI string to the mongoDB Database

Configurring the config.js file

Template:

require("dotenv/config");
module.exports = {
    hostAddress: "<protocol>://<Your Host Address>:" + process.env.PORT + "/",
};

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Code Start up

1. Clone the Code to your desired Location.
2. Install the dependencies with package manager of your liking.
   1. Installing Using Yarn
      1. Run the command 'yarn' at the root of the repository
      2. After Installation, configure the '.env' file and 'config.js' files according to the Environment Set up guide
      3. Run the command 'yarn start' to start the app.
   2. Installing using NPM
      1. Run the command 'npm install' at the root of the repository
      2. After Installation, configure the '.env' file and 'config.js' files according to the Environment Set up guide
      3. Run the command 'npm start' to start the app.
3. After the app starts, navigate to '/test' route followed after your apps hosted domain.
4. Test for if the file upload, Download is working or not.
5. If they are working well and good, else create an issue with the steps to replicate the issue and any error logs for help.

Usage through API

The Request format is:

• method: POST
• form-encType: multipart/form-data
• url for Image uploads: /upld/img
• url for Video uploads: /upld/vid
• url for Audio uploads: /upld/aud
• url for Other uploads: /upld/oth

payload:

{
   "uName":"",          // User name of the uploader
   "fileType":"",       // Type of file
   "file":              // File that you want to upload
}

The Response to that Request is this:

{
   "url": "",                       // URL through which you can access the file
    "body": {                       // Request body
        "uName": "",
        "fileType": ""
    },
    "file": {                       // information on the file that has been uploaded
        "fieldname": "",
        "originalname": "",
        "encoding": "",
        "mimetype": "",
        "destination": "",
        "filename": "",
        "path": "",
        "size": ""
    }
}

More Updates incoming in future

• Code Documentation pending

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