heiskuol001/Agric-connect-backend

Backend API for Agric Connect, a platform that connects farmers and buyers across East Africa. Built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and JWT authentication. # 🌱 Agric-Connect Backend The backend API for **Agric-Connect**, a web platform designed to connect farmers and buyers across East Africa. Agric-Connect provides a secure and scalable REST API for user authentication, farmer product management, product discovery, and role-based access control. ## 🚀 Features * 🔐 JWT-based authentication * 👥 Role-based access control (RBAC) * 👨‍🌾 Farmer and buyer user roles * 📦 Product management * 🖼️ Product image uploads using Multer * 🔎 Product retrieval and filtering * 🗄️ MongoDB database with Mongoose * ⚡ Redis caching for improved API performance * 🔒 Password hashing with bcrypt * 🛡️ Helmet security middleware * 🌐 CORS configuration * 📊 Structured controllers, services, models, and routes * 🔑 Protected API endpoints * ⚙️ Environment-based configuration ## 🛠️ Tech Stack | Technology | Purpose | | ---------- | ----------------------------- | | Node.js | Backend runtime | | Express.js | REST API framework | | MongoDB | Database | | Mongoose | MongoDB ODM | | Redis | Caching | | JWT | Authentication | | bcrypt | Password hashing | | Multer | Image uploads | | Helmet | HTTP security | | CORS | Cross-origin resource sharing | | Postman | API testing | ## 📁 Project Structure ```text src/ ├── config/ │ ├── db.js │ └── redis.js │ ├── controllers/ │ ├── auth.controller.js │ └── product.controller.js │ ├── middleware/ │ ├── auth.middleware.js │ ├── upload.middleware.js │ └── ... │ ├── models/ │ ├── user.model.js │ ├── product.model.js │ ├── role.model.js │ └── permission.model.js │ ├── routes/ │ ├── auth.route.js │ └── product.route.js │ ├── services/ │ ├── auth.service.js │ └── product.service.js │ ├── app.js └── server.js uploads/ .env .gitignore package.json README.md ``` ## …