CS For Beginners

A web application designed to help beginners learn programming languages and computer science concepts. This project features user authentication, course browsing, and course request functionality, with a MongoDB backend.

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Features

• User registration and login (with JWT authentication)
• Browse available programming courses
• Request new courses
• Responsive UI with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Email notifications (via Nodemailer)
• MongoDB database integration

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• MongoDB (local or Atlas)
• npm

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Ariz253/CS-FOR-BEGINNERS.git
   cd CS-FOR-BEGINNERS

i 2. Install dependencies: bash npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

   • Copy .env.example to .env and fill in your credentials:

     EMAIL=your_email_here
     PASSWORD=your_email_app_password_here
     MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_uri_here
     

4. Start the server:

   node serverfinal.js

   The server will run on http://localhost:3013 by default.Feel free to change the port no if needed

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Database Schema

The application uses MongoDB with Mongoose. The main schema is for users:

const userSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
    username: {
        type: String,
        required: true,
    },
    email: {
        type: String,
        required: true,
        unique: true,
    },
    password: {
        type: String,
        required: true,
    },
    requestedCourses: {
        type: [String],
        default: [],
    }
}, { timestamps: true });

• username: User’s display name (String, required)
• email: User’s email address (String, required, unique)
• password: Hashed password (String, required)
• requestedCourses: Array of course names the user has requested (Array of Strings)
• timestamps: Automatically adds createdAt and updatedAt fields

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Project Structure

.
├── css/                # Stylesheets
├── img/                # Images and icons
├── js/                 # JavaScript files (if any)
├── serverfinal.js      # Main backend server file
├── package.json
├── .env.example
├── .gitignore
├── README.md
└── ... (HTML files)

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Environment Variables

The following environment variables are required (see .env.example):

• EMAIL: Email address for sending notifications
• PASSWORD: App password for the email account
• MONGODB_URI: MongoDB connection string

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License

ISC

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Author

Ariz Ejaz Khan