Chadcam-Backend

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Project: A robust Node.js + Express backend for the ChadCam real-time communication platform, featuring secure authentication, live chat, email notifications, and video session handling with structured error management and API design.

Description:

This project includes a comprehensive backend solution for a real-time communication platform called ChadCam. Implemented using Node.js, Express, JWT, Mongoose, MongoDB, Nodemailer, Socket.IO, 100ms Video, SerpAPI, Multer, Cloudinary, and other popular libraries, this backend serves as a powerful foundation for the ChadCam platform. Features include:

• User Auth with JWT-based login and signup, password hashing, and cookie-based sessions
• Email integration for verification and forgot-password functionality via Nodemailer
• Real-time chat with live updates and moderation support using Socket.IO
• Topic-based Room System for dynamic room creation, user mapping, and removal logic
• Image and file uploads with Multer and Cloudinary
• Video sessions using integrated 100ms SFU technology
• Trending Topics fetched using SerpAPI
• Clean and well-documented codebase with asyncHandler, custom API response/error middleware, and Prettier for formatting

Key Features:

• 🔠 User Auth with refresh/access tokens and cookie support
• 🔒 Password Hashing using bcrypt
• 📧 Email Verification & Reset
• 🧠 Topic-based Room System with real-time updates
• 💬 Live Chat powered by Socket.IO (with report & feedback)
• 📤 Image/File Uploads using Multer + Cloudinary
• 📡 100ms Video Integration
• 🔍 Trending Topics fetched using SerpAPI
• ⚙️ Async Handler + Custom API Response/Error Middlewares
• 🛡️ Secure API with CORS, cookie-parser, and structured model definitions
• 🧼 Prettier used for consistent formatting and clean code

Installation:

1. Clone the Repository:

git clone https://github.com/ankitspandey36/Chadcam-Backend.git
cd Chadcam-Backend

2. Install Dependencies:

npm install

3. Setup Environment Variables:

Create a .env file in the root directory with the following contents:

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=your_access_token_secret
REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET=your_refresh_token_secret

CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloudinary_name
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_api_key
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_api_secret

EMAIL_HOST=smtp.your_email_provider.com
EMAIL_PORT=587
EMAIL_USER=your_email@example.com
EMAIL_PASS=your_email_password

SERPAPI_KEY=your_serpapi_key

CLIENT_ORIGIN=http://localhost:5173

4. Run the Server:

npm run dev
Server will start at http://localhost:5000

Usage:

Once running, the backend will expose a REST API and handle:

• Auth Routes: /api/user/signup, /api/user/login, /api/user/refresh, /api/user/verify, /api/user/forgot-password
• Room Management: /api/room/create, /api/room/join, etc.
• Message Handling: via Socket.IO events (newMessage, reportUser, feedbackSubmit)
• Image Uploads: handled through Multer, auto-uploaded to Cloudinary
• Token Refresh: uses secure cookies to manage session flow
• Video Room Token: /api/100ms/token returns a token for 100ms room access
• Trends: /api/trending returns data from SerpAPI

License:

Free to use under the MIT License

Contributing:

Pull requests are welcome! Please focus on backend logic or new features rather than frontend changes. Feature ideas or bug reports are appreciated.

Contact Us:

For any questions or suggestions, feel free to reach out at ankit.pandey99p@gmail.com.