ISKCON NGO Web Application

A web application for ISKCON NGO to manage events, users, and matches.

Features

• User authentication (register, login, profile management)
• Event management
• Interest-based event matching
• Admin dashboard

Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• MongoDB (local installation or MongoDB Atlas account)

Installation

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Configure environment variables:
   • Copy .env.example to .env (or create a new .env file)
   • Update the MongoDB connection string and other variables as needed

Database Configuration

Local MongoDB

1. Make sure MongoDB is installed and running on your system
2. Update the .env file with your local MongoDB connection string:

   MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/iskcon_ngo
   

MongoDB Atlas

1. Create a MongoDB Atlas account and set up a cluster
2. Get your connection string from MongoDB Atlas
3. Update the .env file with your Atlas connection string:

   MONGODB_URI=mongodb+srv://<username>:<password>@<cluster>.mongodb.net/iskcon_ngo?retryWrites=true&w=majority
   

   (Replace <username>, <password>, and <cluster> with your actual credentials)

Seeding the Database

To populate the database with sample data:

node scripts/seedData.js

This will create sample users and events in the database.

Running the Application

npm start

The application will be available at http://localhost:3000

API Endpoints

Authentication

• POST /api/auth/register - Register a new user
• POST /api/auth/login - Login a user
• GET /api/auth/me - Get current user profile

Users

• GET /api/users - Get all users (admin only)
• GET /api/users/:id - Get user by ID
• PUT /api/users/:id - Update user
• DELETE /api/users/:id - Delete user

Events

• GET /api/events - Get all events
• GET /api/events/:id - Get event by ID
• POST /api/events - Create new event (admin only)
• PUT /api/events/:id - Update event (admin only)
• DELETE /api/events/:id - Delete event (admin only)

Matches

• GET /api/matches - Get events matching user interests

License

MIT