User Service API

Description

User Service is a microservice that is part of an e-commerce project created during the Inspiring Bootcamp. This service is responsible for handling user-related operations such as registration, authentication, and profile management.

Features

• User Registration
• User Login
• Profile Management
• Token-based Authentication
• Password Encryption

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MySQL (via Sequelize ORM)
• JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
• Bcrypt.js
• Docker

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• npm
• MySQL Database
• Docker

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/user-service.git

   cd user-service

2. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file in the project root and add the required environment variables:
   • when you face error with localhost you can try using 127.0.0.1 instead.

   DB_HOST=your_database_host
   DB_USER=your_database_user
   DB_PASS=your_database_password
   DB_NAME=your_database_name
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

4. Run the sql file from the sql folder to create a base database.
5. Start docker to setup the database:

   docker-compose up -d

6. Run the application in development mode:

   npm run dev

7. Run the application in production mode:

   npm start

Author

Ashwin Raam Sethuram