This is a Backend for an Instagram-like application, built using TypeScript, GraphQL, MongoDB, and other modern technologies. It provides all the essential functionalities you would expect from a social media platform, including posting, liking, commenting, real-time notifications, following other users, updating user information, and more.
- User Authentication: Secure user registration and login using JSON Web Tokens (JWT).
- Post Management: Create, read, update, and delete posts.
- Likes and Comments: Users can like and comment on posts.
- Following and Followers: Users can follow and unfollow other users.
- Real-time Notifications: Receive notifications for likes, comments, and new followers in real-time using GraphQL subscriptions.
- User Profile: Update user profile information, including bio, profile picture, and more.
- Image Upload: Upload images to Cloudinary, a cloud-based image and video management service.
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Automated deployment to Vercel using GitHub Actions.
- TypeScript: A statically typed superset of JavaScript for better code quality and maintainability.
- GraphQL: A modern API query language for efficient data fetching and real-time updates.
- MongoDB: A popular NoSQL database for storing and retrieving data.
- Mongoose: An Object Data Modeling (ODM) library for MongoDB and Node.js.
- GraphQL Code Generator: A tool for generating TypeScript types and resolvers from GraphQL schemas.
- Mongoose Types Generator: A tool for generating TypeScript types from Mongoose models.
- Apollo Server: A production-ready GraphQL server implementation.
- Express.js: A fast and minimalist web application framework for Node.js.
- JSON Web Tokens (JWT): A compact and self-contained way for securely transmitting information between parties as a JSON object.
- Cloudinary: A cloud-based image management service for storing and optimizing media assets.
- Clone the repository
- Install dependencies
- Set up environment variables: MONGODB_URI, SECRET_KEY, CLOUDINARY_NAME, CLOUDINARY_API_KEY, CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET.
- Generate TypeScript types for Mongoose models:
yarn mtgen - Generate TypeScript types and resolvers for GraphQL:
yarn generate - Start the development server:
yarn dev