A production-ready RESTful API for a blogging platform, built with TypeScript, Express, PostgreSQL, and Prisma ORM. It includes user authentication, profile management, role-based access control, blog CRUD operations, file uploads, and Swagger API documentation.
- ✅ Authentication (Register, Login, Forgot/Reset/Change Password)
- 👤 User Profiles (View, Update, Upload Profile Picture)
- 🛡️ Admin Panel (Manage Users, Verify Accounts, Role Permissions)
- ✍️ Blog Posts (Create, Read, Update, Delete with images)
- 🔒 Protected Routes using JWT-based Auth
- 📄 Zod Validation (runtime safety)
- 🧠 Prisma ORM (type-safe database queries)
- 📦 File Uploads with Multer
- 📚 Swagger API Docs (auto-generated)
- ⚙️ Global Error Handling
- 💅 Clean Modular Folder Structure
| Script | Purpose |
|---|---|
npm run dev |
Start dev server with TS + nodemon |
npx prisma generate |
Regenerate Prisma Client |
npx prisma migrate dev |
Run DB migrations |
npx prisma studio |
View DB in Prisma Studio |
Profile pictures and post images are stored in the uploads/ directory.
Use multipart/form-data when uploading files.
Language: TypeScript
Runtime: Node.js
Framework: Express
ORM: Prisma
DB: PostgreSQL
Validation: Zod
File Uploads: Multer
Email: SendGrid
Auth: JWT
Docs: Swagger