Task Manager Backend API

A backend REST API for managing tasks using Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB Atlas, and JWT authentication.

Live Deployment

Render Live Backend:

https://taskmanager-backend-98x0.onrender.com

Health Check API:

https://taskmanager-backend-98x0.onrender.com/api/health

GitHub Repository:

https://github.com/DOTJORDAN-Rahaf/TaskManager-Backend

Features

• User registration and login
• Password hashing using bcryptjs
• JWT token generation
• Authentication middleware
• Role-based authorization
• CRUD APIs for tasks
• Users can manage only their own tasks
• Admin can view all tasks
• MongoDB Atlas cloud database connection
• Render deployment support
• Simple backend home page
• Health check endpoint

Technologies

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB Atlas
• Mongoose
• bcryptjs
• jsonwebtoken
• dotenv
• cors
• Postman
• Render

Setup Locally

Install dependencies:

npm install

Create a .env file in the root directory:

PORT=8000
MONGO_URI=mongodb+srv://USERNAME:PASSWORD@cluster-url/taskmanager?retryWrites=true&w=majority
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key

Run the project in development mode:

npm run dev

Or run it using the start script:

npm start

Server runs locally on:

http://localhost:8000

Health check locally:

http://localhost:8000/api/health

Deployment on Render

The backend is deployed on Render as a Web Service.

Render settings:

Build Command:
npm install

Start Command:
npm start

Environment variables added on Render:

MONGO_URI
JWT_SECRET

Note: PORT is not added manually on Render because Render provides it automatically during deployment.

APIs

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/	Simple backend home page
GET	/api/health	Check if backend is running
POST	/api/auth/register	Register user
POST	/api/auth/login	Login user and get token
GET	/api/tasks	Get user tasks
POST	/api/tasks	Create task
PUT	/api/tasks/:id	Update task
DELETE	/api/tasks/:id	Delete task
GET	/api/tasks/admin/all	Admin view all tasks

Authentication

Protected APIs require this header:

Authorization: Bearer TOKEN_HERE

Example Health Check Response

{
  "message": "Task Manager Backend is running"
}

Notes

• Passwords are hashed before saving.
• JWT is used for authentication.
• Users can manage only their own tasks.
• Admin can view all tasks.
• MongoDB Atlas is used as the cloud database.
• The backend is deployed publicly using Render.
• The .env file is not pushed to GitHub for security reasons.