# VueTube RESTful API - YouTube Clone > VueTube is a YouTube clone built with nodejs, expressjs & mongodb. ## Features > CRUD (Create, Read, Update And Delete) - Authentication with JWT (Reset Password with email) - Login (User/Admin) - Register - Forgot Password - Pagination and search where necessary - API Security (NoSQL Injections, XSS Attacks, http param pollution etc) - Video (CRUD) - Upload video - Upload video thumbnail - Watch video - Increase Views - Like and dislike video - Download video - Comment & reply for video - Update video details - Delete video - Subscribe to a channel - View liked videos - Trending - Subscriptions - History (CRUD) - Watch history - Search history - Settings - Modify channel name and email - Change password - Upload channel avatar ## Frontend Repo Frontend was developed with vue js and vuetify [VueTube](https://github.com/techreagan/vue-nodejs-youtube-clone) ## API Documentation Hosted on netlify: [Coming Soon]() Extensive and testing documentation with postman: [VueTube API](https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/9407876/SzYaVdtC?version=latest) ## Database Model Though the diagram uses sql data type, this diagram is to show you the various collections in the mongo database.  ## Requirement - NodeJS - MongoDB ## Configuration File Rename the config/.env.example to .env, then modify to your environment variables, mongodb uri, set your JWT_SECRET and SMTP variables ```ENV NODE_ENV=development PORT=3001 MONGO_URI=YOUR_URL JWT_SECRET=YOUR_SECRET JWT_EXPIRE=30d JWT_COOKIE_EXPIRE=30 FILE_UPLOAD_PATH = ./public/uploads MAX_FILE_UPLOAD = 1000000 SMTP_HOST=smtp.mailtrap.io SMTP_PORT=2525 SMTP_EMAIL= SMTP_PASSWORD= FROM_EMAIL=noreply@quizapp.com FROM_NAME=QuizzApp ``` Email testing: use mailtrap for email testing, it's easy no stress. ## Installation Install all npm dependecies ```console npm install ``` Install nodemon globally ```console npm install -g nodemon ``` ### Note Make sure you run the seeder to get categories in your database or Create a user with the role admin, then add category with the category endpoint. Run database seeder - Seeder folder is \_data/ - Edit the seeder file if you want to ```console node seeder -i ``` Delete all data ```console node seeder -d ``` ## Start web server ```console node run dev ``` ## Screenshots > Delete the screenshot folder if you download this code (Screenshots folder is 3.14mb in size). ### Sign In  ### Sign Up  ### Home Page  ### Watch Page  ### Upload Thumbnail Modal  For more screenshots check out the vue frontend repo [VueTube](https://github.com/techreagan/vue-nodejs-youtube-clone) ## License This project is licensed under the MIT License ## Developed by Reagan Ekhameye (Tech Reagan) Reach me on twitter [@techreagan](https://www.twitter.com/techreagan)