**GG-Node-Backend**

## Tech Stack

Runtime: Node.js (ES Modules)
Framework: Express.js (v5.x)
ORM: Prisma (PostgreSQL)
Storage: Bytescale (Image uploads)
Auth: JSON Web Tokens (JWT) & Bcrypt
Email: Postmark

## Project Structure

backend/
├── prisma/
│ └── schema.prisma  
├──── src/
│ ├── app.js  
│ ├── controllers/  
│ ├── middlewares/  
│ ├── routes/  
│ ├── prisma/  
│ └── utils/  
├── .env  
└── package.json

## Installation & Setup

**1. Prerequisites**
Node.js (v18+)
PostgreSQL Database

**2. Environment Variables**
DATABASE_URL=""
PORT=5008
JWT_SECRET=""
CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=http://localhost:3001 http://localhost:3003 http://localhost:5174 http://localhost:5173
BYTESCALE_SECRET_API_KEY=""
POSTMARK_API_KEY=""

**3. Install Dependencies**
npm install

**4. Database Initialization**

# Generate Prisma Client

npm run generate

# Run migrations to create database tables

npm run migrate

## Scripts

1. npm start: Runs the server in production mode.
2. npm run migrate: Syncs your local database with the current Prisma schema.
3. npm run generate: Regenerates the Prisma Client (run this after schema changes).
4. npx prisma studio: Opens a visual editor to view and manage your database data.