Phonebook Backend

Backend for the Phonebook application built as part of the Full Stack Open course by the University of Helsinki.

This backend provides a RESTful API for managing contacts.

Live application

• Frontend: Phonebook App

• Backend API:Phonebook API

API endpoints

The following endpoints are available:

• GET /api/persons
• GET /api/persons/:id
• POST /api/persons
• PUT /api/persons/:id
• DELETE /api/persons/:id

Tech stack

• Node.js
• Express
• MongoDB
• Mongoose
• dotenv
• Morgan

Deployment

• PM2 for Node.js process management
• Nginx as a reverse proxy
• Hosted on a virtual private server
• GitHub Actions for deployment automation.

Environment variables

MONGODB_URI=<YOUR_MONGODB_URI>
PORT=<PORT_NUMBER>

Running the project locally

npm install
npm start

Frontend

The frontend is built using React and compiled into production build.

License

MIT