🚀 API Rate Guardian

A production-ready backend API built with Node.js + TypeScript for securing services using authentication, rate limiting, and Redis-powered controls.

This project demonstrates real-world backend engineering, security patterns, and admin tooling.

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✨ Features

• 🔐 JWT-based Admin Authentication
• 🚦 Redis-backed Rate Limiting
• 🛑 IP Ban / Unban System
• 📊 Redis Monitoring & Stats API
• 🧭 Admin Dashboard Endpoint
• 🐳 Docker & Docker Compose support
• 🧪 Ready for testing & production hardening

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🛠 Tech Stack

• Node.js
• Express
• TypeScript
• Redis (ioredis)
• JWT (jsonwebtoken)
• Docker
• Thunder Client / REST

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🧱 Architecture

Client → Express API
→ JWT Auth Middleware
→ Rate Limiter (Redis)
→ Admin Routes (JWT protected)
→ Redis (stats, bans, counters)

Redis is used as a centralized store to ensure accurate rate limiting across instances.

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📸 Screenshots

🔑 Admin Login

📊 Redis Stats

🧭 Admin Dashboard

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🚀 Live Demo

Backend API: https://api-rate-guardian-1.onrender.com

Admin UI runs locally or can be deployed separately (Vercel).

📦 Installation (Local)

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git clone https://github.com/DIYA73/api-rate-guardian.git
cd api-rate-guardian
npm install