🍽️ YumYum Recipes – Backend

Welcome to the backend of YumYum Recipes, a feature-rich web application where users can explore, like, and manage their favorite recipes!
This backend is built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB Atlas, and it powers a dynamic and secure recipe experience. Deployed live on Replit 🚀

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⚙️ Key Features

• 🔐 JWT Authentication — Secure login & signup functionality
• ❤️ Like Recipes — Authenticated users can like and view their saved recipes
• 🧠 Clean & Modular Code — Organized folders for routes, models, and middleware
• 🔗 CORS-Enabled — Communicates smoothly with your Vercel-deployed frontend
• 🌍 MongoDB Atlas Integration — Cloud-hosted database for scalability

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🧰 Tech Stack

Tech	Use
Node.js	Runtime environment
Express.js	Backend web framework
MongoDB Atlas	Cloud database
Mongoose	MongoDB object modeling (ODM)
JWT	Secure user authentication
dotenv	Environment variables
Replit	Hosting the backend server

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📁 Folder Structure

📦 YumYum_Recipes_Backend
├── 📂 models # Mongoose data schemas
│ └── User.js
│ └── likdRecipe.js
├── 📂 routes # Express route handlers
│ ├── Auth.js
│ └── likedRecipe.js
├── 📂 middleware
| └── authmiddleware.js
├── .env # MongoDB URI and secrets
├── index.js # Entry point of the app
└── package.json