TrizyBackend

TrizyBackend is the backend for Trizy mobile app, a modern e-commerce platform providing personalized shopping experiences, product trials, AI-driven suggestions, and more. This project handles API endpoints, user authentication, product management, and more.

Table of Contents

• About
• Tech Stack
• Environment Variables
• Installation
• Running Locally
• Deploying
• API Documentation (Will be added soon)
• License

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About

This backend is built to support the Trizy mobile application, it's providing APIs for features like:

• User authentication and authorization
• Product listing
• Product operations such as liking
• Deal listing
• Category listing
• Cart and order handling
• Review system
• Trial product system
• AI-powered product suggestions
• Analytics

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Tech Stack

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime
• Express.js: Web framework
• MongoDB: Database
• AWS S3 BUCKET: Image Storage
• NodeCron: For periodic jobs
• Redis: Caching layer
• Stripe API: Payment gateway
• Gemini API: AI

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Environment Variables

The following environment variables are required to run this project. I will make a Youtube video on how and where to get all of these variables.

Add them to a .env file in the root directory:

# Database
MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string

# AUTH - JWT
SECRET=your_secret_key_for_hashing_passwords
JWT_SEC=your_jwt_secret_key
JWT_REFRESH_SEC=your_jwt_refresh_secret_key

# Stripe
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=your_stripe_secret_key
STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=your_stripe_webhook_secret
STRIPE_MONTHYLY_SUBSCRIPTION_PRICE_ID=your_stripe_price_id

# Gemini AI
GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key

# Redis
USE_REDIS=true_or_false
REDIS_HOST=127.0.0.1
REDIS_PORT=6379

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Installation

Follow these steps to set up the project locally:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/demirelarda/TrizyBackend.git
   cd TrizyBackend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file: Add the required environment variables as listed in the Environment Variables section.

4. Run the server:

   npm start

   The server will be accessible at http://localhost:5001.

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Running Locally

1. Ensure MongoDB and Redis are running on your machine or are accessible via their respective URIs.
2. Start the server:

   npm start

3. You can use tools like Postman or cURL to test the endpoints.

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Deploying

You can deploy to platforms like AWS, Railway, Heroku, or Vercel. Below are deployment instructions for Railway (which is fairly easy to do):

1. Fork and clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/demirelarda/TrizyBackend.git
   cd TrizyBackend

2. Push to a new repository: Create your own repository on GitHub and push the code there.

3. Connect to Railway:

   • Log in to Railway with GitHub.
   • Create a new project and link it to your repository.

4. Set environment variables:

   • Go to the "Settings" tab in your Railway project and add the required environment variables as listed in the Environment Variables section.

5. Deploy: Railway will automatically detect your Node.js project and deploy it.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.