03ChaiBackend - YouTube Backend Clone

A scalable and production-ready YouTube backend built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and Cloudinary for media management.

🚀 Features

• User Authentication: Secure login/signup with JWT authentication & bcrypt password hashing.
• Video Upload & Management: Upload, delete, and manage videos using Multer & Cloudinary.
• Comments & Playlists: Add, delete, and organize videos into playlists.
• Pagination & Filtering: Efficient Mongoose Aggregate Pagination for videos and comments.
• Secure Cookies & CORS: Implemented Cookie-Parser & CORS for safe & smooth API access.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB & Mongoose
• Authentication: JWT & Bcrypt
• File Uploads: Multer & Cloudinary
• Security: Cookie-Parser, CORS
• Pagination: Mongoose Aggregate Paginate V2

📦 Installation & Usage

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/03chaibackend.git
   cd 03chaibackend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Set up environment variables in a .env file:

   PORT=5000
   MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key
   CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloud_name
   CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_api_key
   CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_api_secret

4. Run the backend in development mode:

   npm run dev

📌 API Endpoints

Authentication

• POST /api/auth/signup → User signup
• POST /api/auth/login → User login

Video Management

• POST /api/videos/upload → Upload a video
• GET /api/videos/:id → Get video details
• DELETE /api/videos/:id → Delete a video

Comments & Playlists

• POST /api/comments/:videoId → Add comment
• DELETE /api/comments/:commentId → Delete comment
• POST /api/playlists → Create a playlist
• POST /api/playlists/:playlistId/add → Add video to playlist
• DELETE /api/playlists/:playlistId/remove/:videoId → Remove video from playlist

🏗️ Project Structure

📦 03ChaiBackend
├── 📂 src
│   ├── 📂 controllers  # Route logic
│   ├── 📂 models       # Mongoose models
│   ├── 📂 routes       # API endpoints
│   ├── 📂 middlewares  # Auth & validation middleware
│   ├── 📂 config       # Cloudinary, DB connections
│   ├── index.js        # Entry point
├── .env.example       # Environment variable template
├── package.json       # Dependencies & scripts
└── README.md          # Documentation

✅ Best Practices Followed

• Modular Codebase: Clean and organized structure.
• Scalable Authentication: Secure JWT-based login.
• Production-Ready Code: Optimized for real-world use.
• Easily Switchable Storage: Can replace Cloudinary with any other media service.

🎯 Future Enhancements

• Live Streaming Integration
• AI-Based Video Recommendations
• Advanced Search & Filters

👨‍💻 Author

Aditya Singh

⭐ Contribute

If you'd like to contribute, feel free to fork the repo and submit a PR!

📜 License

This project is ISC Licensed. Feel free to use and modify as needed!