Notfy Task Backend

A task management API built with Node.js, TypeScript, MongoDB, BullMQ, Redis JWT authentication, and Cloudinary for image handling. It allows users to create tasks and receive smart email reminders exactly at the scheduled time, even if reminders are updated later.

Technologies Used

Node.js

TypeScript

Express

MongoDB & Mongoose

Redis & ioredis

JWT for authentication

BullMQ for job queue and scheduling

Cloudinary for image uploads

Nodemailer for sending emails

Multer for file handling

Nodemon and ts-node for development

Setup Instructions Prerequisites Node.js (v16 or later recommended)

MongoDB instance

Redis server

Cloudinary account (for image handling)

SMTP email service credentials (for sending emails)

Installation

Clone the repository:git clone https://github.com/ayusclg/notfy-task-backend.git

cd notfy-task-backend

Install dependencies:npm install

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following environment variables:

PORT=3000

MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string

REDIS_URL=your_redis_connection_string

JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloud_name

CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_api_key

CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_api_secret

EMAIL_USER=your_email_user

EMAIL_PASS=your_email_password

Build the project

Start the development server with automatic reload:

npm run build

Run the built project:

npm run start

Other source files under src/ for routes, controllers, models, middlewares, and utilities