Meetup App – Backend ⚙️

This repository contains the backend server for the Meetup App. It is responsible for managing events data, handling API requests, and communicating with the MongoDB database.

The backend is built using Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB (Mongoose), following a clean and minimal REST API structure.

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🌐 Live API

🔗 Backend Base URL: https://meetup-app-backend-eac.vercel.app/

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🚀 Features

• 📋 Fetch all meetup events
• 🔍 Fetch a single event by ID
• 🧠 Centralized database connection logic
• ⚡ RESTful API design
• 🌍 CORS-enabled for frontend integration
• 🧩 Clean and minimal server structure

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🛠 Tech Stack

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• Mongoose
• CORS

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📁 Project Structure

meetup-app-backend/
├── db/
│   └── db.connect.js       # Database connection logic
├── models/
│   └── event.model.js      # Event schema and model
├── index.js                # Express server entry point
├── package.json
├── package-lock.json
└── README.md

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⚙️ Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root of the project:

PORT=3000
MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string

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💻 Getting Started

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/ajmal92786/meetup-app-backend.git
cd meetup-app-backend

2️⃣ Install Dependencies

npm install

3️⃣ Start the Server

npm start

Server will run on: 👉 http://localhost:3000

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🔗 API Endpoints

🏠 Health Check

GET /

Response:

Welcome to my Meetup App Server.

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📋 Get All Events

GET /events

Success Response (200):

{
  "success": true,
  "events": [
    {
      "_id": "eventId",
      "title": "Tech Conference",
      "hostedBy": "Tech Innovators",
      "type": "Offline",
      "thumbnail": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo",
      "description": "Stay ahead in the world of technology ...",
      "startDateTime": "date",
      "endDateTime": "date",
      "venue": "Tech City Convention Center",
      "address": "101 Innovation Drive, City",
      "price": 2500,
      "speakers": [
        {
          "_id": "id",
          "name": "Amit Verma",
          "designation": "CTO, CloudNova",
          "image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo"
        }
      ],
      "dressCode": "Business casual",
      "ageRestriction": "18 and above",
      "tags": ["technology", "conference", "web"]
    }
  ]
}

Error Response (404):

{
  "success": false,
  "message": "No events found."
}

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🔍 Get Event by ID

GET /events/:eventId

Success Response (200):

{
  "success": true,
  "event": {
    "_id": "eventId",
    "title": "Tech Conference",
    "venue": "Tech City Convention Center",
    "price": 2500,
    ...
  }
}

Error Response (404):

{
  "success": false,
  "message": "Event not found."
}

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🔄 Frontend Integration

This backend is consumed by the Meetup frontend application:

🔗 Frontend Repo: https://github.com/ajmal92786/meetup-app-frontend

The frontend communicates with this server using REST APIs and fetches data in JSON format.

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📬 Contact

For bugs or feature requests:

📧 ajmalbly27@gmail.com