🚀 CryptoCore Backend

Welcome to the CryptoCore Backend! This Node.js and Express.js API powers the CryptoCore app by providing real-time cryptocurrency data, user authentication with JWT, and secure database interactions.

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📦 Features

🔐 Authentication & Authorization

• JWT-based authentication for secure user login and registration.
• Middleware to protect routes and manage user sessions.

📊 Real-time Market Data

• Fetches real-time cryptocurrency prices, market trends, and stats from public APIs.
• Efficient data caching to optimize performance.

📰 Crypto News API

• Aggregates news articles from various trusted crypto sources.
• Filters and sorts news based on relevance.

🛠️ User Management

• User registration and login functionality.
• Profile management and watchlist support.

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🛠️ Technologies Used

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime for backend development.
• Express.js: Web framework for building RESTful APIs.
• JWT: JSON Web Tokens for secure authentication.
• PostgreSQL: Database for structured data management.
• Prisma: ORM for database interactions.
• Zod: Schema validation for API requests and responses.

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📂 Project Structure

crypto-core-backend/
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├── src/
│   ├── config/             # Config files
│   ├── controllers/        # Route logic (auth, crypto data, news)
│   ├── cron/               # Cron jobs
│   ├── models/             # Database models (Prisma schema)
│   ├── routes/             # API endpoints
│   ├── middleware/         # Auth and error-handling middleware
│   ├── validations/        # Helper functions (validation, formatting)
│   └── app.js              # Server entry point
│
├── .env                    # Environment variables
├── prisma/                 # Prisma schema
├── package.json            # Project dependencies
├── tsconfig.json           # Typescript config
└── README.md               # You're here!

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js: Install Node.js
• PostgreSQL: Install PostgreSQL
• Prisma CLI: Install Prisma

Setup Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ishanbhagwate/crypto-core-backend.git
   cd crypto-core-backend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

   • Create a .env file in the root directory.
   • Add the following variables:

     DATABASE_URL=your_postgres_url
     JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
     API_KEY=your_crypto_api_key

4. Run database migrations:

   npx prisma migrate dev

5. Start the server:

   npm start

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🛠️ Contributing

Contributions are welcome! To contribute:

1. Fork this repository.
2. Create a new branch: git checkout -b feature-name
3. Commit your changes: git commit -m 'Add some feature'
4. Push to the branch: git push origin feature-name
5. Submit a pull request.

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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📧 Contact

For any questions or feedback:

• Email: ishanbhagwate29@gmail.com
• LinkedIn: Ishan Bhagwate

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