Course Selling Platform Backend

This is the backend API for a simple Course Selling Platform built using Express.js, Sequelize, and MySQL. The application allows admins to manage courses, and users to view courses.

Features

• User Registration: Users can create an account by providing basic details.
• Admin Access: Admins can create, update, and delete courses.
• Course Management: Users can view available courses.
• Sequelize ORM: Uses Sequelize for interacting with the MySQL database.

Tech Stack

• Node.js: Backend runtime environment.
• Express.js: Web framework for building the API.
• Sequelize: ORM for MySQL database management.
• MySQL: Database for storing user and course data.
• Dotenv: For managing environment variables.

Requirements

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• MySQL (v5.7 or higher)

Installation

Follow the steps below to set up the project locally:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/course-selling-platform-backend.git

2. Navigate to the project folder:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/course-selling-platform-backend.git

3. Clone the repository:

   cd course-selling-platform-backend

4. Install dependencies:

   npm install

5. Set up environment variables:

   DB_USERNAME=your-database-username
   DB_PASSWORD=your-database-password
   JWT_SECRET=localhost
   PORT=3000

6. Create the database:

   CREATE DATABASE coursedb;

7. Run the server:

   npm start