🎨 Pixelbloom Backend

Pixelbloom Backend is the server-side codebase for the Pixelbloom mobile application, handling user authentication, wallpaper management, and user interactions like likes and bookmarks. Built with Go and PostgreSQL, it ensures high performance and scalability.

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📑 Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Technologies
3. Packages & Libraries Used
4. Getting Started
5. Setup
6. Features
7. Demo & Screenshots
8. Acknowledgments
9. License

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🌟 Overview

Pixelbloom Backend provides RESTful APIs for user authentication, wallpaper storage, and user interactions such as likes and bookmarks. It supports JWT-based authentication and follows best practices for API security and performance.

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💻 Technologies

Technology	Description
Go	Backend logic and API development
PostgreSQL	Database management

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📦 Packages / Libraries Used

Package / Library	Purpose
Fiber	Web framework for Go
PGX	PostgreSQL driver for Go
Swagger	API documentation
JWT	JSON Web Token authentication
Crypto	Secure hashing and encryption
godotenv	Environment variable management

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Install Go on your machine.
2. Get your PostgreSQL database set up.
3. Get an IDE or text editor of your choice.

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⚙️ Setup

1. Clone the GitHub repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Jenil-Desai/Pixelbloom-backend.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd Pixelbloom-backend

3. Install dependencies:

   go mod tidy

4. Create a .env file in the root directory and set up your environment variables:

   DATABASE_URL=""
   JWT_SECRET=""

5. Run the application:

   air -c .air.linux.conf

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🎯 Features

✔️ User Details Endpoints – Manage user profiles and authentication
✔️ Wallpapers Endpoints – Upload, update, and retrieve wallpapers
✔️ Liked Wallpapers Endpoints – Track user interactions with wallpapers
✔️ Bookmarked Wallpapers Endpoints – Allow users to save their favorite wallpapers

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🔗 Demo & Screenshots

• You can test the API using Hoppscotch or any other API testing tool.

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🙏 Acknowledgments

1. Fiber Docs
2. Medium Blog on JWT

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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🎨 Enhancing the Pixelbloom experience with a powerful backend!