FYP App Backend

Welcome to the FYP App Backend repository! This repository contains the backend template/starter code for the Final Year Project (FYP) application.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, ensure that you have the following installed on your system:

To use this template/starter code, follow these steps:

Fork the repository by clicking the "Fork" button in the top-right corner of this page.

Clone the forked repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/fyp-app-backend.git

Change the current working directory to the cloned repository:
```
cd fyp-app-backend
```
Install the dependencies by running the following command in the root directory of the project:
```
npm install
```
Start the server by running the following command in the root directory of the project:
```
npm run start:dev
```
This command will start the Express server and automatically restart it whenever you make changes to the code.
Congratulations! You now have the FYP App Backend up and running on your local machine.

The project structure is organized as follows:

index.js: The entry point of the application.
routes/: Contains the route definitions for different API endpoints, along with their handlers.
models/: Contains the Mongoose models for interacting with the database.
middlewares/: Contains custom middleware functions used in the application.
database/: Contains connection file, for MongoDB connection.
utils/: Contains utility/helper functions used throughout the application.